Chapter 1: Installation Roadmap for the DS14mk2 AT
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The installation process
Installation process
tasks
The following table lists the tasks in the disk shelf installation process.
Stage
Procedure
Is the procedure required?
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1
Install the storage appliances
in a freestanding rack.
Only if the installation is part
of a new system installation
and it was not shipped in a
system cabinet.
Installation and Setup
Instructions
for your storage
appliance.
2
Install the disk shelves in the
rack.
Yes, if the disk shelf is an
addition to your existing
system or if your new system
was not shipped in a system
cabinet.
Installation and Setup
Instructions
for your storage
appliance.
3
Connect the disk shelf to the
storage appliance.
Only in the following
scenarios:
◆
If the disk shelf is part of
a new system installation
Installation and Setup
Instructions
for your storage
appliance.
◆
If the disk shelf is the
first in an additional loop
to your existing system.
4
Connect the disk shelves to
each other.
Only in the following
scenarios:
◆
If the new system
installation has multiple
disk shelves
Installation and Setup
Instructions
for your storage
appliance.
◆
If the new disk shelf is an
addition to your existing
system.