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CHAPTER 2
Connecting the 7700 Flash Storage Platform
Hardware
This chapter provides procedures for connecting all of the 7700 Flash Storage
Platform hardware devices that comprise the storage cluster:
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Storage shelves
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7700 FSP Controllers
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Fibre Channel switches
While making sure to properly rack-mount, install, and cable all of the 7700 FSP
storage cluster hardware, it is equally important that you install Symphony as soon
as possible. Symphony provides a GUI-based management platform you can use
for configuring, managing, and monitoring all of the installed 7700 FSP storage
cluster components.
Hardware installation and configuration involves completing the following tasks:
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Rack-mounting the Fibre Channel switches, all of the storage shelves being
deployed, and the two 7700 FSP Controllers.
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Connecting all network, storage, and power cables, ensuring that all
southbound cable connections have been completed between the storage
shelves, the 7700 FSP Controllers, and the Fibre Channel switches.
Note:
The remaining topics and instructions in this chapter assume that all of the
7700 Flash Storage Platform devices have been unpacked, inspected, and
installed at the customer site using the following procedures that are listed in the
related documentation in