Chapter 2. Installing The Storage Subsystem; Installation Overview - IBM DS4800 User, Installation And Maintenance Manual

Chapter 2. Installing the storage subsystem

This chapter provides the information that you need to install the DS4800 into a
rack cabinet.
Before you begin the installation, review the safety information in "Safety" on page
iii.
Chapter 2, "Installing the storage subsystem" provides an overview of the entire
DS4800 installation process. Read this overview before you begin the installation.

Installation overview

Statement 4:
CAUTION:
Use safe practices when lifting.
Attention:
reasons, the installation instructions in this chapter direct you to remove the
DS4800 components before removing the storage subsystem from the shipping box
and installing it in a rack cabinet.
The following steps summarize the DS4800 installation process. Each step below is
detailed in this chapter or in the next two chapters, Chapter 3, "Cabling the storage
subsystem" and Chapter 4, "Operating the storage subsystem."
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≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb)
A fully configured DS4800 weighs 36.52 kg (80.7 lbs). For safety
1. Review the preparation recommendations. See "Preparing for installation" on
page 29.
2. Prepare the installation site. See "Preparing the site" on page 31.
3. Prepare the rack cabinet. See "Preparing the rack cabinet" on page 31.
4. Fold down and open the sides of the shipping box. Without removing the
DS4800 from box, you can remove the DS4800 rack mounting rails and
hardware from the box, which is placed on the bottom of the shipping box
underneath the DS4800 enclosure. Install the support rails in the rack cabinet.
See "Installing the support rails" on page 32.
5. Before removing the DS4800 from the shipping box, remove the components
from the DS4800 chassis to lighten the unit. See "Removing the components"
on page 39.
≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb)
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