Initial Install Preparations; Installation Checklist; Table 2 Installation Checklist Tasks - Seagate Exos X 4006 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

3 Initial install preparations

Each storage enclosure installation requires the same amount of preparation to successfully mount it into your industry-
standard rack cabinet of up to 1.2m in depth.
WARNING! Heed all warnings and cautions on labeling and throughout this guide to reduce risk of personal injury or
damage to equipment. You must adhere to all safety requirements in this document. Some relate to the entire system, some to
the rack, some to the storage enclosure, and others to the FRUs within it.
CAUTION Use only power cords supplied in the installation kit or those that meet product specifications.
IMPORTANT Only a qualified service technician should perform the installation.

Installation checklist

Use this checklist, performing each task only in the sequence presented after successful completion of the prior step.

Table 2 Installation checklist tasks

Step Task
1 Complete all installation prerequisites
2 Unpack the storage enclosure
3 Prepare the site for installation of the storage enclosure into the
rack cabinet
4 For rackmount installation, temporarily move to a static-protected area any drive modules not installed in the storage enclosure
5 Install the rackmount kit in the rack cabinet
6 Mount the storage enclosure into the rack cabinet
7 Install DDICs in the storage enclosure
8 Connect all power cords and data cables
9 Route storage enclosure cables to a compatible host
10 Test the enclosure to verify full functionality
You must adhere to all safety requirements prior to and during installation of a storage enclosure.
WARNING! Do not attempt to install the 5U storage enclosure into the rack cabinet with drive modules preloaded in the
slots. Serious injury and damage could result. Unload any drive modules in storage enclosure slots to a static-protected area.
Do not further lighten the storage enclosure by removing other components.
Reference
Identified below
"Unpack and prepare the 2U enclosure" on page
"Unpack and prepare the 5U enclosure" on page 36
"Unpack and prepare the 2U enclosure" on page
"Unpack and prepare the 5U enclosure" on page 36
"Install the 2U rackmount rail kit" on page 24
"Install the 5U rackmount rail kit" on page 37
"Mount the 2U enclosure into the rack cabinet" on page
"Mount the 5U enclosure into the rack cabinet" on page 40
"Populate the 2U enclosure" on page
"Populate the 5U enclosure" on page 43
"Route 2U enclosure power cords and data cables" on page
"Route 5U enclosure power cords and data cables" on page 45
"Route 2U enclosure and expansion data cables" on page
"Route 5U enclosure and expansion data cables" on page 45
"Test enclosure connections" on page 45
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