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Chapter 2. Installing the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Preparing for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing the support rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing the DS4200 Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 3. Cabling the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Enclosure ID settings
Fibre-channel loop and ID settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Working with SFPs and fiber-optic cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting storage expansion enclosures to the DS4200 Express . . . . . . 54
Connecting secondary interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Heat output, airflow, and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tools and hardware required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Preparing the site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Preparing the rack cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing the CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Removing a controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Removing a power supply and fan unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing an EV-DDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the DS4200 Express into a rack on the support rails . . . . . . 36
Replacing the components
Replacing a controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing a power supply and fan unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing an EV-DDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Handling fiber-optic cables
Installing SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Removing SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using LC-LC fibre-channel cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Connecting an LC-LC cable to an SFP module . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing an LC-LC fibre-channel cable
Using LC-SC fibre-channel cable adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting an LC-SC cable adapter to a device
Removing an LC-LC cable from an LC-SC cable adapter . . . . . . . 53
Redundant drive channel pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Overview of steps to connect storage expansion enclosures to a storage
subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
DS4200 Express Storage Subsystem drive cabling topologies
One DS4200 Express and one storage expansion enclosure . . . . . . 58
One DS4200 Express and two storage expansion enclosures . . . . . . 59
One DS4200 Express and three storage expansion enclosures . . . . . 61
One DS4200 Express and four storage expansion enclosures
One DS4200 Express and up to six storage expansion enclosures . . . . 61
DS4200 Express Storage Subsystem and supported storage expansion
enclosure drive cabling schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
One DS4200 Express and one EXP420 storage expansion enclosure . . . 64
One DS4200 Express and two EXP420 storage expansion enclosures
One DS4200 Express and three or more EXP420 storage expansion
enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storage expansion enclosure settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fibre channel loop and ID settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
DS4000 storage expansion enclosure ID settings . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storage subsystem management methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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