CHAPTER 1
Installation Procedures
This chapter describes how to install the system.
Review the information in Safety precautions for handling replaceable units on page
121 before handling replaceable parts.
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Hardware terms..................................................................................................10
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Release information............................................................................................ 10
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Before you begin................................................................................................ 10
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Installation workflow including optional DAEs..................................................... 10
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Site and equipment preparation...........................................................................11
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Unpack the DPE................................................................................................. 12
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Record the product serial number from the DPE................................................ 13
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Install the rails in the cabinet.............................................................................. 13
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Install the DPE on the rails..................................................................................15
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Secure the system in the cabinet........................................................................16
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Attach the storage processors to the network................................................... 16
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Install optional DAEs........................................................................................... 17
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Connect power to the DPE................................................................................. 17
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Verify status LEDs.............................................................................................. 18
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Installing the front bezel.................................................................................... 20
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Connect a Windows-based computer to your storage system............................ 21
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Automatically assigning a dynamic storage system management port IP address
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Manually assigning a static storage system management port IP address.......... 23
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Unpack the (optional) disk-array enclosures...................................................... 25
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Install the disk array enclosure........................................................................... 28
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Cabling the DPE to a DAE.................................................................................. 35
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Cabling the first optional DAE to create back-end bus 1.....................................36
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Cabling the second optional DAE to create back-end bus 0................................37
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Cabling an expansion DAE to an existing DAE to extend a back-end bus............ 37
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Connecting power to the DAE............................................................................38
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