Ibm Ds4300 Model 6Lu/6Lx - IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

IBM DS4300 Model 6LU/6LX

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IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Subsystem: Installation, User's, and Maintenance Guide
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.
The My support page opens.
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
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.
5. When you finish selecting the menu topics, place a check in the box for the
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.
6. On the My Support page, click the Edit profile tab, then click Subscribe to
email. A pull-down menu displays.
7. In the pull-down menu, select Storage. A check list displays.
8. Place a check in each of the following boxes:
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.
9. Click Sign out to log out of My Support.
The DS4300 single-controller storage subsystem (Model 6LU/6LX) includes one
RAID controller, one power supply, and two cooling units. It also includes fourteen
hot-swap internal disk drive slots, which support over 4 TBs of storage capacity
when using 300 GB Fibre Channel disk drives. It does not support storage capacity
expansion using external storage expansion enclosures.
The latest version of the IBM DS4000 host software and the DS4000 controller
firmware on the DS4000 System Storage Support Web site, which support the
DS4300 single-controller Model 6LU/6LX storage subsystem are version 9 and
5.34.xx.xx, respectively.
You can use the following products to upgrade the DS4300 storage subsystem
(Model 6LU/6LX):
IBM DS4300 Model 6LU/6LX Upgrade (IBM P/N 24P8963)
Use this product to upgrade to the DS4300 Model 60U/60X, which provides