About This Guide

This guide provides information for operating the CHALLENGE™ Vault L storage box (model no. CMN A014). This product provides additional disk storage for the Onyx™ and CHALLENGE L (deskside) and XL (rackmount) systems. The Vault L houses SCSI (small computer system interface) drives. Each Vault L holds up to eight half-height drives or four full-height drives.

Structure of this Guide

This guide includes the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1 

“Touring the Chassis” introduces the components visible from the front and back of the Vault L storage box.

Chapter 2 

“Operating the Vault L Storage Box” explains how to install and remove drives, how to update the system software to recognize new drives, and how to operate the Vault L storage box.

Appendix A 

“Specifications” summarizes technical specifications for the Vault L storage box.

Conventions

In command syntax descriptions and examples, square brackets ( [ ] ) surrounding an argument indicate an optional argument. Variable parameters are in italics. Replace these variables with the appropriate string or value.

In text descriptions, IRIX™ filenames are in italics. The names of IRIS® keyboard keys are printed in boldface typewriter font and enclosed in angle brackets, such as <Enter> or <Esc>.

Messages and prompts that appear on-screen are shown in typewriter font. Entries that are to be typed exactly as shown are in boldface typewriter font.

Compliance Information

FCC WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found compliant with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

This product requires the use of external shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with Part 15 of the FCC rules.

International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR)

This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Class A limits per CISPR publication 22, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment; and Japan's VCCI Class 1 limits.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Attention

Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de Classe A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le Brouillage Radioelectrique etabli par le Ministere des Communications du Canada.

Figure 1. VCCI Information

Figure In-1 VCCI Information

Figure 2. CE insignia

Figure In-2 CE insignia

Manufacturer's Regulatory Declarations

This workstation conforms to several national and international specifications and European directives as listed on the “Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity,” which is included with each computer system and peripheral. The CE insignia displayed on each device is an indication of conformity to the European requirements.


Caution: Your workstation has several governmental and third-party approvals, licenses, and permits. Do not modify this product in any way that is not expressly approved by Silicon Graphics, Inc. If you do, you may lose these approvals and your governmental agency authority to operate this device.