Installation checklist
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Installation
Installation checklist
This chapter shows how to plan for and successfully install your enclosure system into an industry standard 19-inch
rack cabinet. Test File.
CAUTION:
To install the system, use only the power cords supplied, or power cables that match the
specification quoted in
The following table outlines the steps required to install the enclosures, and initially configure and provision the
storage system. To ensure successful installation, perform the tasks in the order presented.
1-The environment in which the enclosure operates must be dust-free to ensure adequate airflow.
2-For more information about hosts, see the About hosts topic in the Storage Manager Guide.
Table 9 Installation checklist
Step Task
Where to find procedure
1 Unpack the enclosure
See
“Unpacking the enclosure” (page 61)
.
2 Install the controller enclosure and optional
drive enclosures in the rack.
1
See
See
“Requirements for rackmount installation” (page 63)
See
“Installing the 2U enclosure” (page 63)
See
“Installing the 5U enclosure” (page 64)
3 5U84 enclosure only: populate drawers with
disks (DDIC–disk in drive carrier)
2U enclosures ship with disks installed.
See
“FDE considerations” (page 66)
See
“Accessing drawers” (page 133)
.
See
“Populating drawers with DDICs” (page 57)
See
“Installing a DDIC” (page 137)
4 Connect the controller enclosure and
optional expansion enclosures.
See
“Connecting the controller enclosure and optional
expansion enclosures” (page 66)
5 Connect power cords.
See
“Power cord connection” (page 71)
.
6 Test enclosure connectivity.
See
“Testing enclosure connections” (page 71)
.
7 Install required host software.
See
“Host system requirements” (page 72)
8 Connect hosts.
2
See
“Host system requirements” (page 72)
9 Connect remote management hosts.
See
“Connecting a management host on the network”
10 Obtain IP values and set network port IP
properties on the controller enclosure.
See
For USB CLI port and cable see
.
11 For CNC models, verify the host interface
protocol setting (not necessary for SAS
models).
See
, The CNC IOMs allow for
setting the host interface protocol for qualified SFP options.
See
“Change the CNC port mode” (page 86)
.
12 Perform initial configuration tasks:
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•
Sign-in to the web-browser interface to
access the application GUI.
•
Verify firmware revisions and update if
necessary.
•
Initially configure and provision the
system using the SMC.
Topics below correspond to bullets at left:
See the “Getting Started” chapter in Storage Manager Guide.
See
. Also see the same topic
in the Storage Manager Guide.
See the topics about configuring the system and provisioning
the system in the Storage Manager Guide.