Sas Cabling For Ess; Ess Network Cabling; Connect Ac (Wall) Power To The Rack Pdus; Power On Switches, Storage Enclosures And Servers - IBM ESS 3000 Hardware Planning And Installation Manual

SAS Cabling for ESS

For information, see https://w3-01.ibm.com/systems/configuration/mfg/wciiField/WCII/wciireq.pl?
page=fromPredefined&outputType=pdf&modelPower_Systems=&modelSystem_i=&modelSystem_p=&
modelSystem_z=&modelStorage=&modelHMC=&modelSolutions=12&platform=Solutions&mtmodel=51
47-084&installtype=N&predeforders=PGH1201%7EPREDEF&featureadds=&featuresubs=&.cgifields=ins
talltype&.cgifields=predeforders&.cgifields=platform&.cgifields=mtmodel#p8_sgess_sas_cabling

ESS Network Cabling

For information, see https://w3-01.ibm.com/systems/configuration/mfg/wciiField/WCII/wciireq.pl?
page=fromPredefined&outputType=pdf&modelPower_Systems=&modelSystem_i=&modelSystem_p=&
modelSystem_z=&modelStorage=&modelHMC=&modelSolutions=12&platform=Solutions&mtmodel=51
47-084&installtype=N&predeforders=PGH1201%7EPREDEF&featureadds=&featuresubs=&.cgifields=ins
talltype&.cgifields=predeforders&.cgifields=platform&.cgifields=mtmodel#p8_sgess_network_cabling

Connect AC (wall) power to the rack PDUs

For information, see https://w3-01.ibm.com/systems/configuration/mfg/wciiField/WCII/wciireq.pl?
page=fromPredefined&outputType=pdf&modelPower_Systems=&modelSystem_i=&modelSystem_p=&
modelSystem_z=&modelStorage=&modelHMC=&modelSolutions=12&platform=Solutions&mtmodel=51
47-084&installtype=N&predeforders=PGH1201%7EPREDEF&featureadds=&featuresubs=&.cgifields=ins
talltype&.cgifields=predeforders&.cgifields=platform&.cgifields=mtmodel#p8_ess_pwr_conn_pdu_to_w
all

Power On Switches, Storage Enclosures and Servers

For information, see https://w3-01.ibm.com/systems/configuration/mfg/wciiField/WCII/wciireq.pl?
page=fromPredefined&outputType=pdf&modelPower_Systems=&modelSystem_i=&modelSystem_p=&
modelSystem_z=&modelStorage=&modelHMC=&modelSolutions=12&platform=Solutions&mtmodel=51
47-084&installtype=N&predeforders=PGH1201%7EPREDEF&featureadds=&featuresubs=&.cgifields=ins
talltype&.cgifields=predeforders&.cgifields=platform&.cgifields=mtmodel#p8_ess_chk_cbl_and_pwron_
srvrs

Connect to the HMC2 port for server checking

For information, see https://w3-01.ibm.com/systems/configuration/mfg/wciiField/WCII/wciireq.pl?
page=fromPredefined&outputType=pdf&modelPower_Systems=&modelSystem_i=&modelSystem_p=&
modelSystem_z=&modelStorage=&modelHMC=&modelSolutions=12&platform=Solutions&mtmodel=51
47-084&installtype=N&predeforders=PGH1201%7EPREDEF&featureadds=&featuresubs=&.cgifields=ins
talltype&.cgifields=predeforders&.cgifields=platform&.cgifields=mtmodel#p8_ess_srvr_chk_hmc2_asmi
_connect

Check servers using serial port

For information, see https://w3-01.ibm.com/systems/configuration/mfg/wciiField/WCII/wciireq.pl?
page=fromPredefined&outputType=pdf&modelPower_Systems=&modelSystem_i=&modelSystem_p=&
modelSystem_z=&modelStorage=&modelHMC=&modelSolutions=12&platform=Solutions&mtmodel=51
47-084&installtype=N&predeforders=PGH1201%7EPREDEF&featureadds=&featuresubs=&.cgifields=ins
talltype&.cgifields=predeforders&.cgifields=platform&.cgifields=mtmodel#p8_ess_srvr_chk_serial_port

Best practices for network configuration (Customer reference task)

Use this section for best practices and guidance when filling out the Installation worksheet.
Using these best practices the customer is aided to select IP addresses for the management interfaces
and fill out the "Installation worksheet" on page 63. This information from the customer is required to
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