Contents
Preface................................................................................................................5
Intended audience............................................................................................... 5
Product version....................................................................................................5
Release notes......................................................................................................5
Document conventions........................................................................................ 5
Conventions for storage capacity values............................................................. 7
Accessing product documentation.......................................................................8
Getting help..........................................................................................................9
Comments............................................................................................................9
Chapter 1: Installation site considerations.........................................10
Site planning...................................................................................................... 10
Hitachi Vantara responsibilities.....................................................................10
Customer responsibilities..............................................................................11
Delivery space requirements........................................................................ 11
Climatization................................................................................................. 11
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................ 12
Space requirements...........................................................................................12
Cable management...................................................................................... 14
Using the BECK tool.....................................................................................15
System requirements.............................................................................. 15
Drive tray specifications.......................................................................... 15
Installing the BECK tool.......................................................................... 17
Uninstalling the BECK tool......................................................................17
BECK tool at a glance.............................................................................17
Starting the BECK tool............................................................................ 20
BECK tool configuration screen.............................................................. 21
Working with cable figures...................................................................... 28
Expanding a configuration...................................................................... 31
Saving and loading a configuration file................................................... 32
BECK tool messages.............................................................................. 33
Special guidelines................................................................................... 38
Floor load ratings............................................................................................... 39
Non-Hitachi rack support .................................................................................. 41
Hitachi Universal V2 Rack rail kits................................................................41
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