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Plasmon Archive
Appliance Express
User Manual
P/N 800-102913-00 B
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PREFACE Copyright ® Copyright 2007 by Plasmon . All rights reserved. This item and the information contained herein are the property of Plasmon. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the express written permission of Plasmon. United States Office European Headquarters, UK
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Conventions Used WARNING A WARNING is used to alert the reader to situations or conditions that could potentially result in personal injury, fire hazard, or equipment damage. CAUTION A CAUTION is used to warn of undesirable procedures, or of situations in which equipment damage, or data loss could result. NOTE A NOTE is used to emphasize an area of text or to provide additional information. WEEE Compliance Plasmon products with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) labe
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Product Warranty ® This Plasmon product is warranted free from defects in materials, parts, and workmanship and to conform to the current product specification upon delivery. For the specific details of your warranty, refer to your sales contract or contact the company from which the product was purchased. The Plasmon quality system is in compliance with and registered to ISO9001:2000. All products are assembled from new or remanufactured parts. The warranty for the product shall not apply to fa
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Preface Plasmon AA Express User Manual Page 4 Document Revision B
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Trademark Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX B SAFETY AGENCY STANDARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Industry Canada Notice per ICES-003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 European Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Australia/New Zealand.
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LIST OF FIGURES The Plasmon Archive Appliance Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 UDO Drive Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 UDO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Write Protecting UDO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of Figures Plasmon AA Express User Manual Page 8 Document Revision B
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CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW General Information TM The RoHS compliant Plasmon Archive Appliance Express is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device providing long term storage for archived and fixed content data. It combines the performance ® benefits of network attached RAID with the reliability and robustness of Plasmon UDO (Ultra Density Optical) optical storage. The appliance includes a two drive SATA RAID cache, a UDO drive for archiving to media, and an embedded server running enterprise cla
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UDO Drive Type The Archive Appliance Express (AAE) can have either a UDO30 or a UDO60 drive installed. The drive type is indicated on the front of the drive as shown in the pictures below. UDO30 drives read and write only 30GB media. UDO60 drives read and write 60GB media, and can read 30GB media. Figure 2. UDO Drive Types The door on the UDO30 drive opens back into the drive case, while the door on the UDO60 drive opens out from the case. Media is inserted into the UDO30 by pushing it in again
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UDO Media The Plasmon AA Express uses UDO media with either 30GB or 60GB capacity, depending on the UDO drive type. These are available in both true Write Once and Rewritable media types. Figure 3. UDO Media UDO Media Labeling To identify each UDO media cartridge used in the AA Express a sequence number, and the start and stop dates for the cartridge must be entered on a label provided with the media. Plasmon UDO media for the AA Express also comes with barcode labels to facilitate a later up
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Media Care and Handling To maintain maximum reliability, the operator should take the time to inspect each media cartridge before use, and whenever it is removed. CAUTION Always condition the unopened media to the normal operating temperature of the room before using. Improper handling or an inappropriate environment can damage the media. To ensure continued reliability: • When media is loaded, or when handling media, ensure that the cartridge case is clean. Dirty media cartridges can cause fai
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CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Getting Started This chapter provides a guide to installing the Plasmon Archive Appliance Express (AAE) and the procedures necessary to get it on-line. Unpacking Save all packing material in case it is ever necessary to ship the appliance. Position Position the appliance to allow a minimum three inch clearance at the back for ventilation. Do not cover or block the air vents on the appliance. To mount the appliance in a standard 19" rack, refer to the Rack Mount Gu
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Rack Mounting Rack Mount Guidelines This document provides information for mounting the Archive Appliance Express enclosure into an Electronics Industry Association (EAI 310-D) standard 19” (48.3 cm) rack. The standard 19" rack must have between 22" and 34" (56 to 142 cm) between front and back mounting columns to provide sufficient depth for the enclosure. The appliance takes up 2U of rack space. In this document, one rack unit (1U) equals 1.75" (4.445 cm). If the unit is installed in a closed
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Rack Mount Installation The Archive Appliance Express can be rack mounted using a sliding rail kit available from Plasmon. The rack mount kit works in racks with a depth of 22" to 34" (56 to 142 cm) from front to back rails. Long L Brackets Short L Brackets Sliding Rail Fixed Rail Figure 5. Rack Mounting Kit for AAE To install the rack mounting rails, perform the following steps: 1. Separate the sliding rail from the fixed rail by fully extending the sliding rail and releasing the stop latch
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3. Attach two of the L brackets to the ends of the fixed rails that have four mounting holes using four of the short M4, 6mm x 16 screws, as shown below. Repeat for the other rail. Choose either the long L brackets, or the short L brackets, depending on the depth of the rack. These brackets can be mounted with the L end facing either forward or to the back to provide maximum adaptability. Try different combinations to fit the rack. 4. Attach the assembled fixed rails to the mounting rails in
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Installing the SATA Drives The appliance is shipped without the SATA drives installed. The SATA drives, in their own shuttles, are packaged separately, along with blank shuttles to fill any empty drive slots. To mount the drives into the unpopulated slots of the appliance, prepare each SATA drive shuttle by pushing the release lever lock to the right to pop out the release lever. Then fully insert each SATA drive shuttle into the appliance and push the release lever all the way in to lock the dr
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Cable Connections Diagnostics Power On/Off Button Connector AC Power Ethernet 1 Ethernet 0 Connector Connector Connector Figure 7. Cable Conections Power Connection Route the power cable to the power connector located at the the back of the appliance. The power cable can be plugged into a standard 120 volt to 240 volt wall outlet. The appliance uses an auto-ranging power supply. Do not use an extension cord. The unit must be located next to the AC outlet, and the outlet must be easily accessi
