10 Chapter 3 Initial install preparations
3 Initial install preparations
Each storage enclosure installation requires the same amount of preparation to successfully mount it into your
industry-standard rack cabinet of up to 1.2m in depth.
WARNING! Heed all warnings and cautions on labeling and throughout this guide to reduce risk of
personal injury or damage to equipment. You must adhere to all safety requirements in this document. Some
relate to the entire system, some to the rack, some to the storage enclosure, and others to the FRUs within it.
CAUTION Use only power cords supplied in the installation kit or those that meet product specifications.
IMPORTANT Only a qualified service technician should perform the installation.
Installation checklist
Read this entire section before you begin. You must adhere to all safety requirements prior to and during
installation.
WARNING! Do not attempt to install the 5U storage enclosure into the rack cabinet with drive modules
preloaded in the slots. Serious injury and damage could result. Unload any drive modules in storage
enclosure slots to a static-protected area. Do not further lighten the storage enclosure by removing other
components.
Use this checklist, performing each task only in the sequence presented after successful completion of the
prior step.
Step Task
Reference
1
Complete all installation prerequisites
Identified below
2
Unpack the storage enclosure
"Unpack and prepare the 2U enclosure" on page 13
"Unpack and prepare the 5U enclosure" on page 27
3
Prepare the site for installation of the storage enclosure
into the rack cabinet
"Unpack and prepare the 2U enclosure" on page 13
"Unpack and prepare the 5U enclosure" on page 27
4
For rackmount installation, temporarily move to a static-protected area any drive modules not installed in the
storage enclosure
5
Install the rackmount kit in the rack cabinet
"Install the 2U rackmount rail kit" on page 14
,
"Install the 5U rackmount rail kit" on page 28
6
Mount the storage enclosure into the rack cabinet
"Mount the 2U enclosure into the rack cabinet" on
page 18
"Mount the 5U enclosure into the rack cabinet" on
page 31
7
Install drive modules in carriers (DDICs) in the storage
enclosure
"Populate the 2U enclosure" on page 20
"Populate the 5U enclosure" on page 36
8
(Optional) Install expansion enclosures
Follow same process for chassis installation up to this
step
Table 2 Installation checklist tasks