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Chapter 2. Installing and configuring the storage server
Getting started
This chapter contains information about how to prepare, install, and configure the
storage subsystem.
Use the following list to prepare a storage server for installation:
1. Prepare the site to meet all area, environmental, power, and site requirements.
For more information, see “Operating specifications” on page 7.
2. Move the storage server and its rack cabinet to the site.
3. Remove the storage server from its shipping container and check the contents
(for a list of items, see “Inventory checklist” on page 2.) If any items are missing,
contact your IBM reseller before you proceed.
4. Assemble the tools and equipment that you will need for installation. These
might include:
v Power cords (come with the storage server)
v Screwdrivers (various sizes)
v Antistatic protection (such as a grounding wrist strap)
v SFPs
v Fibre-channel and Ethernet interface cables and cable straps
v Rack-mounting hardware (comes with the storage server)
v Storage-management software to configure the storage subsystems (comes
with the storage server on the IBM TotalStorage FAStT Storage Manager 8.3
installation CD.)
Rack mounting instructions and a template for aligning the holes in the rails and the
rack come with the storage server. If you have misplaced these items, see “Rack
mounting template and instructions”.
After you install the storage server in the rack and configure the storage server, go
to Chapter 3, “Cabling the storage server”, on page 25.
Rack mounting template and instructions
A rack mounting template and instructions come with the storage server. If you have
misplaced these items, use the following template and instructions.
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