Dell Compellent 31
2 Install the Hardware
Verifythattheorderedequipmentarrivedsafely,installIOcardsinthecontroller(s),disks
intheenclosures(asrequired)andmounttheequipmentinarack.
Contents
PrepareforInstallation ....... ............................... ................. 31
SafetyPrecautions .................. .........................
................ 32
InstallIOCardstheController(s) .............................
................. 35
LabeltheControllers ................... ............
.......................... 44
MounttheHardwareinaRack ...................
............................. 45
InstallDrivesinSC280Enclosures ................
............................. 48
InstallDrivesinEN‐SASx6x12/24Enclosures ................
.................... 50
InstallEnterprisePlusDrivesinSC200/220Enclosures .......................
.... 53
Prepare for Installation
Beforeyoubegin,make surethatthecorrectequipmentisavailable,theinstallation
environmentisready,andyouhavethenecessarymaterials.
Unpack and Inventory the Storage Center Equipment
Makesuretheequipmentthatwasorderedarrivedsafelyonsite:
Controllers
Enclosuresanddrives
IOcards
Front‐endcables
Back‐endcables
Switches
Prepare the Installation Environment
Makesurethattheenvironmentisreadyforinstallation.
RackSpace:TheremustbesufficientspaceintheracktoaccommodatetheStorage
Centercontroller(s),enclosures,andswitches.
Power:Powermustbeavailableintherack,andthepowerdeliverysystemmustmeet
thepowerrequirementsfortheStorageCenter.