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    StorageExpress(TM) System: Using the Token Ring Option

    
    

    STORAGEEXPRESS(TM) SYSTEM: USING THE TOKEN RING OPTION

    
       Note:  This document assumes your StorageExpress system is running
    
       v1.30.A.E or later software.
    
    
    
       Setting up the StorageExpress system with Token Ring option
    
    
    
       There are two types of token ring adapters for the StorageExpress
    
       system.  Older adapters have switches to set the ring speed and cable
    
       type.  Newer adapters don't have any switches.  Be sure and follow the
    
       instructions for your type of adapter where necessary.
    
    
    
       StorageExpress consists of two main parts: a CPU unit and a peripheral
    
       unit.  The CPU unit fits on top of the peripheral unit.
    
    
    
       Before setting up the hardware, install the Token Ring adapter in the
    
       CPU unit.
    
    
    
         1. Place the CPU unit on a work area that allows you to reach the rear
    
            panel easily.
    
    
    
         2. Remove the control unit's cover.  Use a Phillips-head screwdriver
    
            to remove the screw on the control unit's rear panel.  Then slide
    
            the cover away from the back panel and lift it up.
    
    
    
         3. Remove the control unit's hard disk cover.  No screws hold it in
    
            place.  Simply lift it up and carefully set it aside.
    
    
    
         4. Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the bottom adapter cover
    
            plate from the rear panel.  This is where you will install the
    
            Token Ring adapter.
    
    
    
         5. Install the expansion slot adapter that will hold the Token Ring
    
            adapter.
    
    
    
         6. Replace the hard disk cover so that one side of it rests on the
    
            expansion slot adapter.  Line up the notches on the cover with the
    
            tabs on each side of the expansion slot adapter.  Then press down
    
            on the cover until it fits firmly in place.
    
    
    
         7. Remove the Token Ring adapter from its static-proof bag.
    
    
    
            For adapters with Switches
    
            Check the settings of the switches.  The board's switches are set
    
            with these defaults:
    
    
    
            *    Cable type: Shielded twisted pair (STP)
    
            *    Ring speed: 4Mbps
    
    
    
            If these are not the settings you want, you must change them.  Use
    
            your finger to gently slide the switch to its new position. The
    
            adapter includes preset configuration switches that you should
    
            never need to change.  
    
    
    
         8. Hold the Token Ring adapter so its edge connector is aligned with
    
    
    
            the bottom slot on the expansion slot adapter, and press it firmly
    
            into the slot.  Then replace the screw that holds the Token Ring
    
            adapter in place.
    
    
    
         9. Replace the control unit's cover and the screw that secures it.
    
    
    
       The Token Ring adapter is installed.  You can connect either unshielded
    
       twisted pair (UTP) cable or shielded twisted pair (STP) to the adapter. 
    
       (Connect only one type of cable.  The board shouldn't have both cables
    
       connected to it at the same time.)  The STP cable connects to the 9-pin
    
       connector on the adapter.  The UTP connects to the adapter's RJ-45
    
       connector.  
    
    
    
       Set up the hardware
    
       This section describes how to connect the hardware once the Token Ring
    
       adapter has been installed.  
    
    
    
       Follow these steps to set up the hardware.  No special tools are
    
       required.
    
    
    
         1. Clear a spot where you want the StorageExpress to reside (a place
    
            that is free from dust and dirt.)  Then, set the CPU unit on top of
    
            the peripheral unit, making sure the four "feet" on the CPU unit
    
            fit into the grooves on top of the peripheral unit.
    
    
    
         2. Plug in the required cables.  You'll need all the cables and the
    
            SCSI terminator block that came in your StorageExpress packages.  
    
    
    
           a.  Connect the power cable between the CPU unit and the peripheral
    
              unit.
    
    
    
           b.  Connect the SCSI cable between the CPU unit and the peripheral
    
              unit.  (It doesn't matter which SCSI connector on the peripheral
    
              unit you choose.)
    
    
    
           c.  Attach the SCSI terminator block to the other SCSI connector on
    
              the peripheral unit.
    
    
    
           d.  Plug the network cable into the appropriate connector on the CPU
    
              unit.  Connect only one type of cable:  STP or UTP.
    
    
    
           e.  Connect a power cable from the CPU unit into the wall outlet.   
    
              If you plan to use a Novell-certified Uninterruptible Power
    
              Supply, skip step 3E and replace it with step 4A on the next
    
              page.
    
    
    
         3. Plug in these optional cables to connect a Novell-certified
    
            Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) or Seiko label printer to
    
            StorageExpress. 
    
    
    
           a.  To connect a UPS, plug a serial cable between it and the UPS
    
              connector on the CPU unit.  Connect a power cable between the UPS
    
              and the CPU unit.  Then plug the UPS power cord into the wall
    
              outlet. Before you can use the UPS, you must load the UPS NetWare
    
              Loadable Module (NLM) using NetWare's RCONSOLE utility.  You load
    
              the UPS NLM at the Central workstation.  For instructions, see
    
    
    
              the Intel StorageExpress system Reference.  
    
    
    
           b.  To connect a label printer, plug the printer's serial cable into
    
              the label printer connector on the CPU unit.  Plug the printer's
    
              power cord into the wall outlet.
    
    
    
         4. Push the power button on the CPU unit front panel and watch its LCD
    
            screen.  (The power lights on the CPU unit and peripheral unit
    
            should go on.)  You will be alerted on the LCD screen if
    
            StorageExpress system runs into any problems at startup.  
    
    
    
         5. Boot the StorageExpress system into initialization mode.
    
    
    
           *   For a new StorageExpress system:  The StorageExpress system
    
              boots into initialization mode automatically and displays the
    
              default LAN configuration.
    
    
    
           *   For an exsiting installation:  While the StorageExpress system
    
              is booting (right after the "Executing Power-on Self Test"
    
              message), press any control button next to the LCD.  From the
    
              Mode Menu, select Initialization Mode.
    
    
    
               If your LCD does not display the LAN Configuraiton Settings
    
              screen, your StorageExpress system is not in intialization mode. 
    
              Turn the power off, then on again, press any control button while
    
              the system is re-botting, and select "intialization Mode."
    
    
    
         6. Change the LAN configuration to Token Ring.  The LAN configuration
    
            defaults to Ethernet and must be changed to Token Ring.  Use the
    
            LCD control buttons to the right of the LCD.  Press the Enter
    
            button to select Change and you'll be prompted for the new
    
            configuration.
    
    
    
         7. Enter your Token Ring configuration.  When you Select Change, the
    
            StorageExpress system detects that a token ring adapter is
    
            installed and displays the appropriate choices.  Use the LCD
    
            control buttons to select the correct settings for your network.
    
    
    
            Network Adapter:  Token Ring  or      Ethernet
    
            Packet Type:      802.5       or      Token Ring SNAP
    
            Source Routing:   Yes         or      No
    
            Ring Speed:       16 Mbps     or      4 Mbps
    
    
    
           *   If the default setting matches your network, press the Enter
    
              button to accept.
    
    
    
           *   If you need to change a setting, scroll to the entry you wish to
    
              change and press the Enter button to select it.
    
    
    
            After you accept the LAN configuration settings, the StorageExpress
    
            system continues with intialization.
    
    
    
       Next, you'll need to install the Central Console software and use it to
    
       prepare the StorageExpress, file servers, and workstations for backup. 
    
       For instructions on installing Central Console software, refer to these
    
       documents:
    
    
    
       StorageExpress system setup guide
    
       Go to the Setup Guide that came in your StorageExpress system package. 
    
       Begin with the instructions "Install the Central Console software: and
    
       continue to the end of the Setup Guide.  Here's what you'll do:
    
    
    
         1. Install the Central Console software on a workstation.
    
    
    
         2. Configure the StorageExpress system's network name and address.
    
    
    
         3. Update the software on the StorageExpress system's hard disk, if
    
            prompted.
    
    
    
         4. Prepare file servers for backup.
    
    
    
         5. Prepare workstations for backup.
    
    
    
       Token Ring Adapter Settings
    
    
    
       Listed below are switch settings for Token Ring adapters with switches. 
    
       Your switches must match these settings exactly or your system may not
    
       work.
    
    
    
       Switch Settings:
    
    
    
            x     x                 x  x          OFF
    
               x     x  x  x  x  x        x  x    ON
    
            1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12
    
    
    
               1  = RPL Enabled
    
    
    
             2-6  = RPL EPROM Address
    
    
    
             7-8  = Interrupt (IRQ) 2
    
    
    
            9-10 = I/O Address A20-A23, A30-A3F
    
    
    
            11-12 = DMA Channel 5
    
    
    
       Boot ROM:
    
    
    
       This is located in the center of the card in a 32 position socket.  The
    
       Boot ROM is labeled:
    
    
    
            306628-001
    
            INTEL
    
            CORPORATION
    
    
    
       The notch on the ROM aligns with the notch on the socket.  The socket
    
       has four unfilled positions when the ROM is installed correctly.  The
    
       ROM should be installed so the four unfilled positions are located on
    
       the notched side of the socket.
    
    
    
       Power the system off and re-seat the external and internal SCSI cables
    
       as well as the External SCSI terminator.  Power the system back on.
    
    

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