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Preparing the site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Preparing the rack cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Installing the DS4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Rack mounting template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Installing the support rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Removing the CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Removing a RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Removing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Removing a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Removing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Installing the DS4100 into a rack cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Replacing the DS4100 CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Replacing a RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Replacing a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Replacing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Setting the interface options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Fibre channel loop and ID settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Server ID (enclosure ID) settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Storage server speed settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Configuring the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Storage subsystem management methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Host-agent (in-band) management method . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Direct (out-of-band) management method . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Fibre channel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Fibre channel loop configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Redundant host and drive loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Installing the storage subsystem configuration . . . . . . . . . . .42
Chapter 3. Cabling the storage server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Working with SFPs and fiber-optic cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Handling fiber-optic cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Installing SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Removing SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Installing fiber-optic cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Using LC-LC fibre-channel cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Connecting an LC-LC cable to an SFP module . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Removing an LC-LC fibre-channel cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Using LC-SC fibre-channel cable adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Connecting an LC-SC cable adapter to a device . . . . . . . . . . .53
Removing an LC-LC cable from an LC-SC cable adapter . . . . . . . .54
Connecting hosts to the RAID controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Connecting hosts to a DS4100 base storage server . . . . . . . . . .55
Connecting hosts to a DS4100 single-controller storage server . . . . . .56
Connecting secondary interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Connecting secondary interface cables to a DS4100 base storage server 57
Connecting secondary interface cables to a DS4100 single-controller storage
server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Connecting expansion units (base storage server only) . . . . . . . . . .57
DS4000 EXP100 loop redundancy (DS4100 base storage server only) . . .59
Power cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Installing the DS4000 Storage Manager client . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Chapter 4. Operating the storage server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Turning the storage server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Turning on the storage server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
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