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IBM DS4800 User Manual

IBM DS4800
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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
About this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
FAStT product renaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Who should read this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
DS4000 Storage Subsystem installation tasks - General overview . . . . . . xviii
Getting information, help, and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
Fire suppression systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
Notices and statements used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Fibre channel defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
SATA defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Features at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Clustering support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Inventory checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Product updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Best practices guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Storage server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Intermixing storage expansion enclosures in the same drive loop . . . . .10
Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Controller cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Setting up IP addresses for DS4000 storage controllers . . . . . . . .14
Controller memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Power supply-fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Interconnect-battery unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Area requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Shipping dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Environmental requirements and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Temperature and humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Airflow and heat dissipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Shock and vibration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Acoustic noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Electrical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Site wiring and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
AC power recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
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