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ActiveScale™ X100 Installation Guide

January 2020

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Contents

List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1 ActiveScale X100 product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.1 About the ActiveScale X100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.2 System specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.3 Airflow requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1.4 Servicing space requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1.5 Available kits and upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.5.1 Scale up kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.5.2 Scale out kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.5.3 Rack seal kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.5.4 System Expansion Node kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 ActiveScale X100 site requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.1 Required equipment for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.2 Servicing space requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.3 Delivery route inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.3.1 Walking path inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.4 Airflow considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.5 PDU connector types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.6 Network requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 System unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.1 Packaging inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.2 Unpacking the ActiveScale X100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4 Hardware installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4.1 Removing the system from the pallet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4.2 Recommended torque of machined fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5 System bringup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.1 What to bring with you to the data center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.2 Single site deployments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.2.1 Summary of workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.2.2 Run the pre-login configuration wizard (single site version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.2.3 Connect the system to your networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.2.4 Run the post-login configuration wizard (single site version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5.3 Multi-site deployments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

5.3.1 Summary of workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

5.3.2 Do additional setup for a multi-site deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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5.3.2.1 Obtain cables and transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

5.3.2.2 Configure the System Interconnects for your chosen uplink mode . . . . . 48

5.3.2.3 Create the required networks at each site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

5.3.2.4 Check data paths and latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5.3.2.5 Create uplinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5.3.3 Connect the system to your networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

5.3.4 Run the pre-login configuration wizard (multi-site version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.3.5 Run the post-login configuration wizard (multi-site version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5.4 Verify system status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5.5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

6 Installing rack seal kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

6.1 Installing the rack seal plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

7 Installing scale up kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

7.1 Installing sled columns as part of scale up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

7.2 Provisioning the newly added sleds on a single site system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

7.3 Provisioning the newly added sleds on a multi-site system- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

8 Installing scale out kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

8.1 Hardware steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

8.2 Parts Required for Scale Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

8.2.1 Additional Parts Required for Multi-Site Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

8.3 Connecting the Cables Between the Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

8.3.1 Cabling Two Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

8.4 Cabling Three Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

8.5 Opening Interconnect Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

8.6 Additional steps for multi-site configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

8.6.1 Software steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

8.6.2 Post-requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

9 Installing System Expansion Node kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

9.1 System Expansion Node kit requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9.1.1 Public Network IP address requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9.1.2 Multi-site deployment requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9.1.3 Rack requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9.1.4 PDU requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9.1.4.1 PDU requirements for Racked systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9.2 Unpacking System Expansion Node kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9.3 Installing System Expansion Node kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

9.3.1 Installing the 1U rail kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

9.3.2 Installing a System Expansion Node into the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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9.4 Connecting the System Expansion Node kit networking cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

9.5 Installing System Expansion Node kits in multi-site systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

9.6 Installing the System Expansion Node PDU kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

9.6.1 Re-balancing the PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

9.6.1.1 Three-phase across two PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

9.6.1.2 Three-phase across three PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

9.6.2 Programming the PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

9.6.2.1 Connecting to the PDU with a serial port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

9.6.2.2 Connecting to the PDU with an Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

9.6.2.3 Logging into the PDU Firmware CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

9.6.2.4 Three-phase PDU programming with three PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

9.7 Programming the System Interconnects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

9.8 Powering on the System Expansion Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

9.9 Software steps for adding a System Expansion Node kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

A Replaceable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

A.1 Replaceable cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

A.2 Replaceable parts for PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

A.3 Replaceable parts for Management Interconnects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

A.4 Replaceable parts for mounting kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

A.5 Replaceable parts for Storage Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

A.6 Replaceable parts for System Interconnects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

A.7 Replaceable parts for System Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

A.8 Replaceable parts for Storage Enclosure Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

A.9 Replaceable parts for racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

A.10 Upgrade kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

B System specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

B.1 System specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

B.2 Hard disk drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

B.3 Management Interconnect specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

B.4 PDU specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

B.4.1 Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

B.5 Rack specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

B.6 Solid state drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

B.7 Storage Enclosure Basic specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

B.8 Storage Node specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

B.9 System Interconnect specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

B.10 System Node specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

C ActiveScale X100 regulatory and safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

C.1 Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

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C.1.1 FCC verification statement (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

C.1.2 ICES-003 (Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

C.1.3 Europe (CE declaration of conformity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

C.1.4 VCCI (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

C.1.5 BSMI (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

C.2 Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

C.2.1 Restricted access location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

C.2.2 Safety compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

C.2.3 Electromagnetic compatibility agency requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

C.3 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

C.3.1 Optimizing location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

C.3.2 Safety warnings and cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

C.3.3 Electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

C.3.4 Power connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

C.3.5 Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

C.3.6 Rack-mountable systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

C.3.7 Safety and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

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List of tables

Table 1-26. ActiveScale X100 identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Table 1-27. Airflow requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Table 1-28. Space requirement specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Table 2-29. Space requirement specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Table 2-30. Airflow requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Table 2-31. PDU connector type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 4-32. Recommended torque of machined fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Table 5-33. Storage policies for a single site ActiveScale P100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Table 5-34. Storage policies for a single site ActiveScale X100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Table 5-35. Parts needed for per system, per site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Table 5-36. System Interconnect uplink ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Table 5-37. Storage policies for a multi-site ActiveScale P100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Table 5-38. Storage policies for a multi-site ActiveScale X100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table 6-39. Rack seal plate installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Table 7-40. Installing sled columns for scale up overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Table 8-41. Parts needed for per system, per site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Table 9-1. Kit contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Table 9-2. System Interconnect connections for the System Expansion Nodes . . . . . . . 116

Table 9-3. Management Interconnect connections for the System Expansion Nodes . . 116

Table 9-4. Multi-site example configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Table 9-5. Three-phase across two PDUs - PDUs 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Table 9-6. Three-phase across three PDUs - PDU 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Table 9-7. Three-phase across three PDUs - PDU 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Table 9-8. Three-phase across three PDUs - PDU 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Table A-9. PDU Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Table A-10. Management Interconnect Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Table A-11. Storage Enclosure Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Table B-12. 1 TB hard disk drive specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Table B-13. 10 TB hard disk drive specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Table B-14. 12 TB hard disk drive specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Table B-15. 14 TB hard disk drive specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Table B-16. Management Interconnect Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Table B-17. Three-phase PDU specification summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Table B-18. Single-phase PDU specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Table B-19. Rack specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Table B-20. 480 GB solid state drive specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Table B-21. 960 GB solid state drive specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Table B-22. Storage Enclosure Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Table B-23. Storage Node Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Table C-24. Product safety compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Table C-25. Product EMC/immunity compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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1 ActiveScale X100 product overview

This guide applies to both rackless and racked ActiveScale X100 systems.

This section provides an overview of the ActiveScale X100 system.

Topics:

•About the ActiveScale X100 on page 10

•System specification summary on page 11

•Airflow requirements on page 13

•Servicing space requirements on page 13

•Available kits and upgrades on page 14

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1.1 About the ActiveScale X100

The ActiveScale X100 is a 42U, scalable, object-based data storage system that allows you to easily keep

up with data growth and deliver on your business objectives.

The minimum configuration is equipped with one sled column in all six Storage Enclosure Basics and

provides either:

• 0.84 PB of data storage capacity using 10 TB HDDs.

• 1.008 PB of data storage capacity using 12 TB HDDs.

• 1.176 PB of data storage capacity using 14 TB HDDs.

Multi-site systems can achieve a maximum storage capacity of either:

• 52.92 PB (raw) using 10 TB HDDs.

• 63.504 PB (raw) using 12 TB HDDs.

• 74.088 PB of data storage capacity using 14 TB HDDs.

Note: 12 TB HDDs require ActiveScale OS 5.3 or later. 14 TB HDDs require

ActiveScale OS 5.5 or later.

The Storage Enclosures are connected using two 48 port System Interconnects.

ActiveScale X100 systems are equipped with ActiveScale OS software.

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Table 1-26. ActiveScale X100 identification

1.2 System specification summary

The following table is a summary of specifications relevant to the ActiveScale X100.

On rackless or re-racked systems, component location may vary.

Number Component

1 (Optional) System Expansion Nodes.

System Expansion Nodes are available

as part of the System Expansion Node

kit. Each kit contains one System

Expansion Node.

2 Management Interconnect

3 System Interconnects (blanking panels

not shown)

Note: There is no requirement to leave

space between System Interconnects in

a racked system.

4 System Nodes

5 Storage Nodes

6 Storage Enclosure Basics

N/A PDUs

On a standard system, either two or

three 3-phase, or four single-phase

PDUs are attached at the back of the

rack on either side of the cabinet.

On a rackless system, PDUs are

supplied by the customer and their

installation location may vary.

Condition (fully configured) Non-operating Operating

Altitude -984 ft to 39,3711 ft

(-300 m to 12,000 m)

-984 ft to 10,000 ft

(-300 m to 3048 m)

Packed system dimensions • Width—41.4 in (1052 mm)

•Depth—61.41 in (1560 mm)

•Height—88.3 in (2243 mm)

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Power requirements N/A Base configuration typical/max:

•2.5/3.3 kW

Base +1 configuration typical/max:

• 3.15/3.98 kW

Base +2 configuration typical/max:

• 3.8/4.66 kW

Base +3 configuration typical/max:

• 4.45/5.34 kW

Base +4 configuration typical/max:

• 5.1/6.02 kW

Base +5 configuration typical/max:

•5.75/6.7 kW

Full (Base +6) configuration typical/max:

•6.4/7.4 kW

System Expansion Node kit:1

• .195 to 0.23 kW

Rack units (U) 42U2

Relative humidity 10% to 95% non-condensing 8% to 90% non-condensing

System dimensions • Width—23.6 in (600 mm)

•Depth—52.6 in (1338 mm)

•Height—81.1 in (2060 mm)

System dimensions (without

doors)

•Width—23.6 in (600 mm)

•Depth—47.2 in (1200 mm)

•Height—81.1 in (2060 mm)

Temperature 40°F to 158°F

(-40°C to 70°C)

50°F to 95°F

(10°C to 35°C)

Temperature de-rating 33.8°F per 984.2 ft above 9842.5 ft

(1°C per 300 m above 3000 m)

33.8°F per 984.2 ft above 3116.8 ft

(1°C per 300 m above 950 m)

Temperature gradient 86°F (30°C)/hour 68°F (20°C)/hour

Thermal output N/A Partial configuration (one column of

populated sleds):

• 8.53/11.26 KBTU/h

Full configuration (seven columns of

populated sleds):

• 21.83/ 25.25 KBTU/h

System Expansion Node kit:1

• 0.665 to 0.785 KBTU/hour

Condition (fully configured) Non-operating Operating

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1.3 Airflow requirements

Ensure that both the front and rear of the ActiveScale X100 stay clear of any materials that may block or

disrupt the airflow in any way. Disrupting the airflow can cause the system to overheat, which may affect

performance or cause damage to the system.

The following rack airflow principles should be considered for best results:

• Controlled air conditioners that are functional and can sufficiently maintain specified system

operating temperatures should be located in the facility where the system will be installed.

• The airflow in and out of the equipment must not be restricted.

1.4 Servicing space requirements

Space at the front and the rear of the system is required to service system components. The front space

requirement is based on the length of the longest system component, plus the space necessary to fit a

Weight • Minimum system weight3—1572 lbs (713 kg)

•Full system weight—2227 lbs (1010 kg)

•Delivery weight (system and packaging)—2457 lbs (1114 kg)

1.Values are for one additional node. System Expansion Node kits can contain up to three additional nodes.

2.Rackless system height can vary based on the installation. A rackless configuration uses 36U of equipment.

3.The minimum system weight does not include the rack and PDUs

Table 1-27. Airflow requirements

Condition (fully configured) Non-operating Operating

Altitude -984 ft to 39,3711 ft

(-300 m to 12,000 m)

-984 ft to 10,000 ft

(-300 m to 3048 m)

Relative humidity 10% to 95% non-condensing 8% to 90% non-condensing

Temperature 40°F to 158°F

(-40°C to 70°C)

50°F to 95°F

(10°C to 35°C)

Temperature de-rating 33.8°F per 984.2 ft above 9842.5 ft

(1°C per 300 m above 3000 m)

33.8°F per 984.2 ft above 3116.8 ft

(1°C per 300 m above 950 m)

Temperature gradient 86°F (30°C)/hour 68°F (20°C)/hour

Thermal output N/A Partial configuration (one column

populated sleds):

• 8.53/11.26 KBTU/h

Full configuration (seven columns of

populated sleds):

• 21.83/ 25.25 KBTU/h

System Expansion Node kit:

• 0.665 at 0.785 KBTU/hour

Condition (fully configured) Non-operating Operating

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person servicing the system. The rear space requirements is based on space a technician would need to

service all of the parts at the rear of the unit.

Figure 1-16. Minimum servicing space required

1.5 Available kits and upgrades

This section describes the upgrades and supplemental kits that are available for the ActiveScale X100.

1.5.1 Scale up kits

Each scale up kit contains additional sleds that increases data storage capacity by either:

• 0.84 PB using 10 TB HDDs.

• 1 PB using 12 TB HDDs.

• 1.18 PB using 14 TB HDD’s.

For more information, refer to Installing scale up kits on page 139.

1.5.2 Scale out kits

Storage capacity can be even further increased by connecting a new ActiveScale X100 to an existing

system.

For more information, refer to Installing scale out kits on page 152.

1.5.3 Rack seal kits

You can use the rack seal kit to seal racks with third-party, liquid-cooled doors.

For more information, refer to Installing rack seal kits on page 165.

1.5.4 System Expansion Node kits

System Expansion Node kits contain one additional System Node for your ActiveScale system. Additional

System Nodes allow you to increase system performance with your existing storage capacity. Up to three

system expansion kits (three additional System Nodes) can be added to a base ActiveScale system.

For more information, refer to Installing System Expansion Node kits on page 110.

Table 1-28. Space requirement specifications

Specification Value

Minimum front of rack space 48 in (1220 mm)

Minimum rear of rack space 22 in (560 mm)

FRONT

REAR

1220mm /

48in.

560mm /

22in.

Top of Rack

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2 ActiveScale X100 site requirements

This section describes the power, environmental, and space requirements for the ActiveScale X100.

Topics:

•Required equipment for installation on page 16

•Servicing space requirements on page 16

•Delivery route inspection on page 16

•Airflow considerations on page 17

•PDU connector types on page 17

•Network requirements on page 18

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2.1 Required equipment for installation

Before you begin the installation, ensure that you have the following items:

• Socket set or socket conversion for a powered drill

• 9/16" socket drive

• Drill

• Adjustable wrench

• Level

• Box cutter

• Tape measure

•Ladder

• Torque wrench

2.2 Servicing space requirements

The ActiveScale X100 requires that enough space be available at the front and the rear of the system to

service system components. The front space requirement is based on the length of the longest system

component, plus the space necessary to fit a person servicing the system. The rear space requirements is

based on space a technician would need to service all of the parts at the rear of the unit.

Figure 2-17. Minimum servicing space required

2.3 Delivery route inspection

During the receiving process, the entire system will need to be moved through the facility until it reaches

the data center or computer room where it will be installed. This section describes the considerations that

the installation team should make before receiving the system and moving it through the facility.

2.3.1 Walking path inspection

Walking paths must be clear of obstructions and wide enough to allow passage of the system to the site

where it will be unpacked. The following is a list of obstructions to consider when conducting a walking

path inspection:

Table 2-29. Space requirement specifications

Specification Value

Minimum front of rack space 1220mm (48in.)

Minimum rear of rack space 560mm (22in.)

FRONT

REAR

1220mm /

48in.

560mm /

22in.

Top of Rack

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•Cables - consider removing cables, including ramped cable covers, from the walking path before

moving the pallet. Leaving the cables in place creates a safety hazard for the installation team and can

damage the cables.

•Lift locations - there may be locations along the walking path where the system must be lifted in

order to proceed. Make sure that lift equipment is available at this location on the day of the delivery.

•Elevators - ensure that any elevators that will be required to lift the equipment to the data center/

computer room are rated to carry the full load of the system plus passengers.

2.4 Airflow considerations

Ensure that both the front and rear of the ActiveScale X100 stay clear of any materials that may block or

disrupt the airflow in any way. Disrupting the airflow can cause the system to overheat, which may affect

performance or cause damage to the system.

The following rack airflow principles should be considered for best results:

• Controlled air conditioners that are functional and can sufficiently maintain specified system

operating temperatures should be located in the facility where the system will be installed.

• The airflow in and out of the equipment must not be restricted.

2.5 PDU connector types

This section provides information specific to the PDU connection types.

Table 2-30. Airflow requirements

Condition (fully configured) Non-operating Operating

Altitude -984 ft to 39,3711 ft

(-300 m to 12,000 m)

-984 ft to 10,000 ft

(-300 m to 3048 m)

Relative humidity 10% to 95% non-condensing 8% to 90% non-condensing

Temperature 40°F to 158°F

(-40°C to 70°C)

50°F to 95°F

(10°C to 35°C)

Temperature de-rating 33.8°F per 984.2 ft above 9842.5 ft

(1°C per 300 m above 3000 m)

33.8°F per 984.2 ft above 3116.8 ft

(1°C per 300 m above 950 m)

Temperature gradient 86°F (30°C)/hour 68°F (20°C)/hour

Thermal output N/A Partial configuration (one column

populated sleds):

• 8.53/11.26 KBTU/h

Full configuration (seven columns of

populated sleds):

• 21.83/ 25.25 KBTU/h

System Expansion Node kit:

• 0.665 at 0.785 KBTU/hour

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Table 2-31. PDU connector type

2.6 Network requirements

The ActiveScale system provides six 10G Ethernet ports for connecting to a customer's network. However,

the customer must provide six fiber cable drops from the network to the rack. The fiber cable must be LC

to LC multi- mode fiber optic patch cable (LC multi-mode 50/125mm MMF OM3 or OM4 10Gb laser

optimized fiber). These cables must comply with the Ethernet 10GBASE-SR standard. Ensure that you do

not exceed the specified maximum 10GBASE-SR cable length for the cable type chosen. For example, do

not exceed a length of 400 m if you are using 10G OM4 multi-mode cables.

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PDU type Plug standard Outlet

standard Frequency Phase Amps (per

phase) Supply range

Delta Server

Technology

NEMA L15-

30P

L15-30R 50/60Hz 3-Phase 30A 200-240V

Delta Server

Technology

NEMA L21-

30P

L21-30R 50/60Hz 3-Phase 32A 208V

WYE Server

Technology

IEC 60309 16A

4P+E

outlet

IEC 60309 16A

4P+E

plug

50/60Hz 3-Phase 16A 380-415V

WYE Server

Technology

IEC 60309 16A

3P+E

outlet

IEC 60309 16A

4P+E

plug

50/60Hz 3-Phase 32A 230V

Single- Phase

Server

Technology

NEMA L6-30P L6-30R 50/60Hz Single-Phase 24A 200-240V

Single- Phase

Server

Technology

IEC 60309 24A

2P+E

outlet

IEC 60309 24A

2P+E

plug

50/60Hz Single-Phase 32A 220-240V

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3 System unpacking

This chapter describes how to unpack the ActiveScale X100. The unpacking process also includes

inspection recommendations to ensure that the system has not been damaged or tampered with.

Topics:

•Packaging inspection on page 20

•Unpacking the ActiveScale X100 on page 20

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3.1 Packaging inspection

Important: Ensure that all ShockWatch and TiltWatch sensors are checked and

recorded.

As you unpack the system, look for obvious signs of damage. The following scenarios are the most

common ways a package can be damaged:

• Crushed corners caused by dropping the package.

• Split seams caused by excessive shearing force placed on the container.

• Punctures caused by a sharp object striking the packaging.

• Water damage caused by contact with a water source or storage in an overly humid environment.

3.2 Unpacking the ActiveScale X100

The ActiveScale X100 ships on a padded pallet containing mounting hardware and system unloading

ramps.

To unpack the ActiveScale X100:

1. On the cardboard side panels, verify that the ShockWatch and TiltWatch sensors have not been

tripped. If any of the sensors have been tripped, report the damages to Western Digital Corporation

Support.

2. Cut the plastic bands holding the top cap to the cardboard panels.

Figure 3-18. Removing the plastic bands

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