Best Practices Guidelines - IBM DS4200 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

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In the Additional Support section of the Web page, click My support. On the next
page, if you have not already done so, register to use the site by clicking Register
now.
Perform the following steps to receive product updates:
1. After you have registered, type your user ID and password to log into the site.
2. Click Add products. A pull-down menu displays.
3. In the pull-down menu, select Storage. Another pull-down menu displays.
4. In the new pull-down menu, and in the subsequent pull-down menus that
5. When you finish selecting the menu topics, place a check in the box for the
6. On the My Support page, click the Edit profile tab, then click Subscribe to
7. In the pull-down menu, select Storage. A check list displays.
8. Place a check in each of the following boxes:
9. Click Sign out to log out of My Support.

Best practices guidelines

To ensure optimal operation of your system, always follow these best practices
guidelines:
v Ensure that your system is in an optimal state before you shut it down. Never
v Back up the data on your storage drives periodically.
v To maintain power redundancy, plug the DS4200 Express right and left power
The My support page opens.
display, select the following topics:
v Computer Storage
v Disk Storage Systems
v TotalStorage DS4000 Midrange Disk Systems & FAStT Stor Srvrs
Note: During this process a check list displays. Do not check any of the items
in the check list until you complete the selections in the pull-down
menus.
machine type of your DS4000 series product, as well as any other attached
DS4000 series product(s) for which you would like to receive information, then
click Add products. The My Support page opens again.
email. A pull-down menu displays.
a. Please send these documents by weekly email
b. Downloads and drivers
c. Flashes
d. Any other topics that you may be interested in
Then, click Update.
turn the power off if any Needs Attention LED is lit; be sure to resolve any error
conditions before you shut down the system.
supply and fan units into two independent external power circuits through AC
power distribution units inside a rack cabinet or directly into external receptacles.
Similarly, the right and left power supplies of the DS4000 storage expansion
enclosures attached to the DS4200 Express should be plugged into the same
two independent external power circuits as the DS4200 Express. This ensures
that the DS4200 Express and all its attached storage expansion enclosures will
have power in the event that only one power circuit is available. In addition,
having all the right or all the left power cables plug into the same power circuit
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