Chapter 1. About This Guide; Storage System Configuration - IBM 106 Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Chapter 1. About this guide

Introduction
This guide provides information about initial hardware installation and setup, as well as removal and
installation of field-replaceable units (FRUs), customer-replaceable units (CRUs) for the IBM Elastic
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Storage System expansion model 106, 5147-106. The 5147-106 is a high capacity expansion enclosure
designed for use in Cloud and Enterprise environments. The 5147-106 measures 4 EAI units of rack
height (7") and fits a 1.2 m rack. It conforms to (CFF) Common Form Factor for canister bay support, and
it integrates with IBM ESS Data Server 5104-22C. The integral Cable Management Arm (CMA) allows the
enclosure to be withdrawn from the rack for servicing, while remaining connected and powered.
Intended audience
This guide is intended for system administrators, storage administrators and service personnel.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for using this product include knowledge of:
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• IBM Power Server system administration
• IBM Spectrum Scale RAID
• Power servers

• Storage system configuration

• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) protocol
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