User`s guide

Chapter 2. Preparing to Install
EK–SWRA2–IG. C01 2–3
2.2 Preparing to Install
You will need the following to install a StorageWorks RAID Array 200
Subsystem:
• A user supplied computer system
- The associated system hardware manual
- Appropriate tools to service your computer
- Your System EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) diskette (EISA systems
only)
• A user supplied operating system which supports StorageWorks RAID Array
200 Subsystems
• A StorageWorks RAID Array 200 Subsystem RAID controller,
1- or 3-channel, EISA or PCI
• A StorageWorks storage enclosure, or internal storage enclosure, and disk
drives
• Appropriate connecting cables
• The RAID Array 200 Standalone Configuration Utility
• The RAID Array 200 Online Management Utility for your operating system
Before starting the installation, follow these steps:
• Verify the availability of user-supplied hardware and software
• Inventory what you received with the StorageWorks RAID Array 200
Controller kit and StorageWorks Storage Enclosure
• Verify the cables required for your subsystem configuration
• Back up your system disk, and make backup copies of your RAID Array 200
Standalone Configuration and Online Management for your operating
system utilities diskettes