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Netstor NS385S-8028 User Manual

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  • Page 2 4U 24-Bay NS385S-8028 5U 48-Bay NS390S-8028 12Gbps SAS Expander JBOD Enclosure Version：First Edition Issue Date：September 2014...
  • Page 3 ‧ enter it, switch it off immediately and unplug it from the electrical outlet. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully; contact Netstor ‧ Customer Service for additional advice not covered in this User’s Guide.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    2.2.2.5 Add more SAS Expander enclosures……..…. P14 3. LCD Configuration Manager 3.1 Using Touch-Control Keypad……………….….……… P17 3.2 Navigation Map of the LCD…………………………… P18 4. CLI Manager 4.1 RS-232C Port Pin Assignment…………………...…….. P22 4.2 Start-up VT100 Screen…………………………...……… P23 4.3 CLI Command……………………………..…………..….. P28 5. Q&A……………………………………...…...………... Netstor | 1...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Before the installation of the enclosure, verify the items below are included in the package. □ NS385S-8028 Enclosure × 1 HDD tray (installed in the NS385S-8028) × 24 Power cord × 2 CD containing user’s manual × 1 HDD mounting screw × 96 Key for HDD tray ×...

  • Page 6: Netstor

    E. HDD mounting screw × 192 F. Key for HDD tray × 2 G. HD mini-SAS (SFF-8644) to HD mini-SAS (SFF-8644) data cable (optional) × 2 If any of the items listed above is missing or damaged, please contact the sales representative. Netstor | 3...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware Installation This section gives the layout of enclosure’s panel and describes the procedures for setting up the SAS Expander enclosure. 2.1 Panel Layout □ NS385S-8028 Front panel 1. Drive presence LED White – Power On 2. Activity indicator LED Blue –...
  • Page 8 12Gbps. 10. Activity LED Blue – When activity LED illuminates, it indicates SAS host accesses to NS385S-8028. 11. SAS Exp. out connector (SAS CH2) 12. SAS Exp. in connector (SAS CH1) 13. SAS Exp. out connector (SAS CH0) 14.

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    Flash pink – Rebuilding Red – HDD failure Rear panel 9. Power switch button 10. Power cord receptacle 11. SAS Exp. out connector (SAS CH2) 12. SAS Exp. in connector (SAS CH1) 13. SAS Exp. out connector (SAS CH0) 6 | Netstor...
  • Page 10 16. RJ-45 LAN connector – reserved for future function upgrade 17. RJ-11 for CLI configuration 18. Fan 1 19. Fan 2 20. Fan 3 21. Fan 4 22. Fan 5 23. Fan 6 24. Fan 7 25. Fan 8 Netstor | 7...

  • Page 11: System Setup

    1. The HDD tray can be pulled out directly if drive trays are in front. If drive trays are built on top side, remove the top cover by loosening the two thumbscrews in front for accessing the drive tray. 8 | Netstor...
  • Page 12 Do not force the lever to close when inserting the drive tray into enclosure. If a lever does not close smoothly, draw out, insert the drive tray again, and press the lever to close. Netstor | 9...

  • Page 13: Connection Between Sas Expander Enclosure And Host

    Repeat steps 2 to 5 for further drives. 2.2.2.3 Connection between SAS Expander enclosure and host NS385S-8028 Connect SAS Expander enclosure to the host through data cable. Diagram for connection between enclosure and host is shown below: 10 | Netstor...
  • Page 14 SAS Expander inside the enclosure and SAS Expander 2 is the second. Connect one end of data cable to the first port on RAID card at host side, and connect the other end of data cable to SAS Exp. In connector (SAS CH1) on SAS Expander 1. Netstor | 11...
  • Page 15 Connect one end of data cable to the second port on RAID card at host side, and connect the other end of data cable to SAS Exp. In connector (SAS CH1) on SAS Expander 2. Optional connection: RAID card with only one external port connecting SAS Expander 12 | Netstor...
  • Page 16 Connect one end of data cable to the left SAS Exp. Out connector (SAS CH2) on SAS Expander 1, and connect the other end of data cable to SAS Exp. In connector (SAS CH1) on SAS Expander 2. Netstor | 13...

  • Page 17: Raid Setup

    Normal Mode. To allow two hosts with each computer installed with a RAID card to share the same cascaded SAS Expander enclosures, the enclosure needs to be set as Zone Mode. 14 | Netstor...
  • Page 18 The following figure shows SAS Expander enclosure that is split into two virtual groups. Each group’s drive channel is controlled by individual host’s RAID card using SAS CH1 and SAS CH2. Refer to section 4.3 CLI Command for gr command. Netstor | 15...

  • Page 19: Lcd Configuration Manager

    • Set Alarm • Set Password • Save Config • System Reset The LCD function keys are the primary user interface for SAS Expander enclosure. Except for the “Firmware update”, all configurations can be made through the interface. 16 | Netstor...

  • Page 20: Using Touch-Control Keypad

    LCD screen shows up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information. The initial screen is shown as follows: Function Key Definitions: The four function keys to the right of LCD perform the following functions: Netstor | 17...

  • Page 21: Navigation Map Of The Lcd

    Once the password is set, the user can only monitor and configure SAS Expander enclosure by providing the correct password. The default password for the enclosure is 0000. The following flow is an expansion of LCD setup item hierarchical menu. 18 | Netstor...
  • Page 22 • Alerts Menu Show which device that fails to work, its sub-items could be "Power Supply", "Fan", "Temp. Sensor" and "Voltage Sensor". • Voltage Show enclosure chip voltage in status data, represent in V. The sub-items are shown below: Netstor | 19...
  • Page 23 The value could be "Sound 1", "Sound 2", "Sound 3", "Sound 4" and "Sound Disabled". Sound 1 to 4 means different frequency sound. Sound disabled means disable the sound beep. The sub-items are shown below: _Set Alarm Beep Mute beep 20 | Netstor...

  • Page 24: Cli Manager

    The CLI is useful in environments where a GUI interface is not available. • Locations of RS-232C Port The SAS Expander enclosure uses the RJ-11 port as the serial port interface. Use the cable included in the box to configure SAS Expander controller. Netstor | 21...

  • Page 25: Rs-232C Port Pin Assignment

    4.1 RS-232C Port Pin Assignment To ensure proper communication between SAS Expander enclosure and VT-100 Terminal Emulation, configure the VT100 terminal emulation settings to the values below: 22 | Netstor...

  • Page 26: Start-Up Vt100 Screen

    The following procedure is an example of setting up VT100 Terminal in Windows XP using HyperTerminal version 3.0 or higher. For Windows 7 or above, the HyperTerminal needs to be downloaded; here is the reference site: http://en.softonic.com/s/hyperterminal-windows-7 Netstor | 23...
  • Page 27 Step 1. Open the “Taskbar Start”/”Programs"/"Accessories"/"Com mmunications"/"HyperTerminal". (HyperTerminal requires version 3.0 or higher). Step 2. Open “HYPERTRM.EXE”. 24 | Netstor...
  • Page 28 Step 4. Select an appropriate connecting port and then click "OK". Step 5. Configure the port parameter settings and then click “OK”. Bits per second: 115200 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: None Netstor | 25...
  • Page 29 Step 6. Open the file menu and select “Properties”. Step 7. Configure the "Connect To" setting. 26 | Netstor...
  • Page 30 Step 8. Configure the "Settings" items and then click "OK". Function, arrow and ctrl keys act as: Terminal Keys Backspace key sends: Crtl+H Emulation: VT100 Telnet terminal: VT100 Back scroll buffer lines: 500 Netstor | 27...

  • Page 31: Cli Command

    [Slot No.] [max link link enclosure speed] [min link speed] ™ Enable DataBolt performance for 6G/3G dhpm dhpm [on or off] spin [delay value] [drive Staggering HDD spin-up spin number] Show event log of SAS showlogs showlogs [enter] Expander enclosure 28 | Netstor...
  • Page 32 New Password: **** Verify New Password: **** CLI>st 2. sys Show system information on enclosure. The information includes vendor name, model name, serial number, expander port number, product revision, chip name, customer code, manufacturer data revision, and working time. Netstor | 29...
  • Page 33 To show status of enclosure’s three external HD mini-SAS connectors: CLI>lsd con 4. st Save system setting. Every time after parameter is entered into CLI, the user needs to save the parameter to take effect. Syntax: st [enter] CLI>st 30 | Netstor...
  • Page 34 [low warning value in degrees Celsius] CLI>st 6. fan Set speed of enclosure’s four fans. Command: fan Syntax: fan [lowest speed value] [warning speed value] Speed value ranges from 1 ~ 7. 1 is the lowest speed. 7 is the highest speed. Netstor | 31...
  • Page 35 Syntax: link [Slot No.] [max link speed] [min link speed] Link speed value ranges from 9 ~ 11. 9 means 3Gbps, 10 means 6Gbps, and 11 means 12Gbps. CLI>link [Slot No.] [9~11] [9~11] CLI>st Reboot enclosure to take effect. 32 | Netstor...
  • Page 36 CLI>spin [512 or 1024] [drive number] CLI>st 11. showlogs Show event log of enclosure Command: showlogs Syntax: showlogs [enter] CLI>showlogs 12. fdl Update the firmware of enclosure Command: fdl Syntax: fdl [code | mfgb] To update SAS Expander firmware: Netstor | 33...
  • Page 37 CH0, cable1: CH1, cable2: CH2. CLI>gr dev 1 c0 1 6 CLI>gr dev 2 c1, c2 7 16 CLI>st Reboot enclosure to take effect. 14. counters Show all phy counters Command: counters Syntax: counters reset [enter] CLI>counters 34 | Netstor...
  • Page 38 Show SAS address of enclosure Command: sasaddr Syntax: sasaddr [enter] CLI>sasaddr 17. help Show list of commands Command: help Syntax: help [enter] CLI>help 18. lo Exit CLI of SAS Expander enclosure Command: lo Syntax: lo [enter] CLI>lo Netstor | 35...

  • Page 39: Q&A

    When one of the PSU units breaks down, power supply’s buzzer will beep to alert the administrator; how to mute the beep? Answer: Press the green alarm mute button on PSU at rear of SAS Expander enclosure. 36 | Netstor...
  • Page 40 Note...
  • Page 41 Contacting Netstor Customer Service The Netstor website at www.netstor.com.tw has technical updates, and the most current product and support information. Please check our website for the latest updates and online support files for helpful information. If further assistance is needed, please contact us in one of...

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