Deployment Guide

Chapter 1: Before you begin.............................................................................................................6
Unpack the enclosure........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Safety guidelines.................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Safe handling.................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Safe operation.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Electrical safety................................................................................................................................................................8
Rack system safety precautions....................................................................................................................................9
Installation checklist...............................................................................................................................................................9
Planning for installation........................................................................................................................................................10
Preparing for installation..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Preparing the site and host server................................................................................................................................11
Required tools..................................................................................................................................................................11
Requirements for rackmount installation..................................................................................................................... 11
Disk drive module.................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Drive carrier module in 2U chassis................................................................................................................................ 11
Drive status indicators................................................................................................................................................... 12
Blank drive carrier modules........................................................................................................................................... 12
DDIC in a 5U enclosure..................................................................................................................................................13
Populating drawers with DDICs..........................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 2: Mount the enclosures in the rack....................................................................................15
Rackmount rail kit.................................................................................................................................................................15
Install the 2U enclosure....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Install the 2U enclosure front bezel............................................................................................................................. 16
Install the 5U84 enclosure...................................................................................................................................................16
Connect optional expansion enclosures............................................................................................................................ 18
Cable requirements for expansion enclosures............................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 3: Connect to the management network............................................................................. 21
Chapter 4: Cable host servers to the storage system....................................................................... 22
Cabling considerations........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Connecting the enclosure to hosts................................................................................................................................... 22
CNC technology............................................................................................................................................................ 22
Fibre Channel protocol..................................................................................................................................................23
iSCSI protocol................................................................................................................................................................ 23
SAS protocol.................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Host connection.................................................................................................................................................................. 25
16 Gb Fibre Channel host connection......................................................................................................................... 25
iSCSI host connection...................................................................................................................................................25
12 Gb HD mini-SAS host connection.......................................................................................................................... 25
10Gbase-T host connection......................................................................................................................................... 25
Connecting direct attach configurations....................................................................................................................26
Single-controller module configurations..................................................................................................................... 26
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