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Vess A2600/A2600s Quick Start Guide Version 1.0 Contents English … Page 001 ~ 027 … Page 028 ~ 054 Deutsch … Page 055 ~ 081 Français … Page 082 ~ 108 Italiano … Page 109 ~ 135 Español … Page 136 ~ 162 Р у сский … Page 163 ~ 189 日本語 … Page 190 ~ 216 繁體中文 … Page 217 ~ 243 简体中文 … Page 244 ~ 270 한국어 … Page 271 ~ 297 ﻲﺑﺮﻋ Vess A2600s PTVAS16RS Vess A2600 PTVAS16RR © 2013 PROMISE Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Warning This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Caution Dispose of used batteries according to the instruc-tions that accompany the battery. Caution There is a risk of explosion if the battery is re-placed by the incorrect type. Caution Disconnect all power cords before servicing the Vess enclosure.
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PROMISE Technology Contents Task List........................................................................................................... 4 Task 1: Unpacking........................................................................................... 4 Vess Packing List ....................................................................................... 4 Task 2: Mounting Vess in a Rack ................................................................... 7 Task 3: Installing Disk
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Register your Vess A-Series .................................................................... 23 Installing A Riser Card .................................................................................. 24 Step 1: Remove controller module.......................................................... 25 Step 2: Remove fan module..................................................................... 25 Step 3: Attach mounting bracket........................
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PROMISE Technology Task List The basic setup tasks for the Vess A2600 and Vess A2600s described in the guide are the following: Task 1: Unpacking the Vess Task 2: Mounting Vess in a Rack Task 3: Installing Disk Drives Task 4: Management Connections Task 5: Connecting the Power Task 6: Access Operating System GUI Log in to Windows 7 Also included in this guide: Product Registration Installing A Riser Card Contacting Technical Support Technical Support Service
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide A defective drive may be replaced without interruption of data availability to the host computer. If so configured, a hot spare drive will automatically replace a failed drive, securing the fault-tolerant integrity of the logical drive. The self-contained hardware-based RAID logical drive provides maximum performance in a compact external enclo-sure. Figure 2: Vess A2600s rear view System fan Power insert Raiser card slots See “Task 5: Connecti
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PROMISE Technology Figure 4: Vess A2600 rear view PCIe card access (requires riser card) System fan PSU fan Power inserts Ports and LED indicators on control panel See “Task 5: Connecting the Power” on See “Task 4: Management Connections” on Page Page 12 for detailed instructions 11 for detailed descriptions Figure 5:Vess A2600 with optional sensor/alarm IO ports rear view System fan Raiser card slots PSU fan Power inserts Ports and LED indicators on control p
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Task 2: Mounting Vess in a Rack The instructions here apply to the Vess A2600s and Vess A2600. Cautions ● Do not populate any unit with hard drives until it has been securely installed in the rack. ● At least two persons are required to safely lift, place, and attach the Vess unit into a rack system. ● Do not lift or move the Vess unit by the handles, power supplies or the controller units. Hold the system itself. ● Do not install the Vess un
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PROMISE Technology All rail ends, front and rear, attach at the outside of the rack posts. The guide pins at the rail ends align with the holes in the rack posts. Use the attaching screws and flange nuts from your rack system. Tighten the screws and nuts according to instructions for your rack system. Figure 7: Rail ends attach to the outside of each post Rail ends attach on the outside of the front and rear rack posts 3. Place the Vess onto the rails. At least two
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Figure 10: System installed in rack Vertical rack post Handles mount Mounting rails mount outside the rack post outside the rack post Task 3: Installing Disk Drives The Vess A2600 system supports: SATA hard disks 3.5-inch hard disk drives For a list of supported physical drives, download the latest compatibility list from the PROMISE support website. Drive Slot Numbering You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the enclos
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PROMISE Technology Remove Disk Trays Follow the instructions below to remove each disk tray to be used: 1. Grasp the handle and slide the latch to the left as far as it goes. 2. Press the square button to the right of the latch to release it. The latch with pop out. 3. Pull the latch out to open the door and lever the tray part of the way out. Then pull the latch straight back about 2 centimeters to expose the front portion of the tray assembly. Grasp the corners of the front assembly w
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Number of Drives Required The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level Level Number of Drives Level Number of Drives RAID 0 1 or more RAID 6 4 to 32 RAID 1 2 only RAID 10 4 or more* RAID 1E 2 or more RAID 30 6 or more RAID 3 3 to 32 RAID 50 6 or more RAID 5 3 to 32 RAID 60 8 or more * Must be an even number of drives. Task 4: Management Connections This section describes how to establish a management connection t
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PROMISE Technology Figure 15: Vess A2600 video monitor connections and USB ports HDMI port VGA port USB ports Connect to Connect to Use to connect to HDMI monitor VGA monitor USB keyboard for text input Important Be sure to place the monitor and keyboard on a stable and secure surface before connecting them to the Vess. Task 5: Connecting the Power Insert one power cable into the power receptacle for each power supply and connect the each PSU to a suitable power source. T
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Figure 17: Vess A2600 rear panel N+1 power connections PSU status LEDs PSU1, PSU2 and PSU3 are installed on the Vess A2600. Connect all power supplies to a suitable power source. Important The Vess A2600 is equipped with LED indicators on the power supplies. Check these after powering the devices on to make sure the cooling and power status for the power module is normal. Power On With the power supplies connected, the system can now b
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PROMISE Technology Figure 19: Vess front panel LED display on right side bracket Power System Status Global RAID Status Global HDD Activity Recording System Heartbeat See “Front Panel LEDs” on Page 14 for a description of LED behavior. Front Panel LEDs When boot-up is finished and the Vess A2600 system is functioning normally: LED Description Power Lights BLUE to indicate the system is powered on. Blinks BLUE in shutdown mode. System Status Lights GREEN when healthy, RED if the
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Disk Drive LEDs There are two LEDs on each Drive Carrier. They report activity of the drive, and the drive ’s current condition. Figure 21: Vess drive carrier LEDs Drive Status (OK) Activity The Activity LED flashes BLUE during drive activity. The Disk Status LED displays GREEN when a drive is configured and working properly. When the lights are RED the HDD requires manual replacement. When ORANGE is observed it indicates background RAID acti
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PROMISE Technology Log in to Linux After the Vess system is fully booted up, a login screen appears. Type in the default user name, root and default password, password to continue to the desktop of the installed Linux OS. When the desktop appears, it should appear similar to the example below. There will be three quick link icons on the desktop. One link for the CLI inter-face, another for a web browser connection to WebPAM PROe and one link to a file that contains user documents. Fig
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Vess A2600 Quick Installation Guide Task 7: Creating Logical Drives Once you have logged into the user interface for your Linux or Windows OS, there are two options for configuration of the Vess. This section describes how to complete the final task for initial setup, to configure logical drives (LD) using either WebPAM PROe, the html-based management GUI, or use the text-based command line interface (CLI).For detail about creating LDs with the CLI, please refer to the product manual.
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PROMISE Technology Figure 27: Disk Array menu (when no arrays present) 2. The Disk Array Configuration menu offers three options for configuration. Choose one of the options: Automatic Configuration - Creates a new disk array following a default set of parameters. Makes one logical drive automatically. Also makes a hot spare drive for all RAID levels except RAID 0, if at least four unconfigured physical drives are available. Express Configuration - You choose the parameters for a
