IBM DS4800 Installation And Cabling Guide

Table 1. Installation tasks (continued)
Task Detailed Description
12 Power on the attached storage expansion enclosures and the DS4800
storage subsystem.
“Turning on the storage subsystem”
on page 95
13 Review the controller firmware, ESM and storage manager host
software requirements. Obtain the required code if needed.
“Firmware requirements” on page 104
14 Install the DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 host software on the
management workstation (for out-of-band management) or on the
host (for in-band management). Use the DS4000 Storage Manager
software to verify the configuration.
IBM DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16
Installation and Support Guide for your
operating system.
15 Review and perform the DS4000 Health Check process. “Performing the DS4000 Health Check
process” on page 92
Figure 1, Figure 2 on page 3, Figure 3 on page 4, Figure 4 on page 5, and instructions, provide a very brief
overview of the cabling tasks required after you install the DS4800 in a rack cabinet. Review the
following sections and then follow the instructions provided in the IBM System Storage DS4800 Storage
Subsystem Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide.
Installing Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) modules and
fibre channel cables
Statement 3:
DANGER: Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the
following: Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical
instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.
Note: A drive channel
consists of two fibre
channel ports. Use one
drive channel from each
controller to create a
redundant drive channel
loop. See the
for
more details.
DS4800
Installation, User’s, and
Maintenance Guide
DS4800 controller ports
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
4
Controller A
Controller B
Host channels
(single-ported)
Ethernet ports
Ethernet ports
Drive channel 1
Drive channel 2
Drive channel 3
Drive channel 4
Host channels
(single-ported)
Drive channels
(dual-ported)
Drive channels
(dual-ported)
Figure 1. DS4800 controller ports
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IBM DS4800 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	DS4800
Category	Storage
Language	English