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Figure 10. Example of DS4200 Express serial number, machine type, and model number
location
10. Use SFP modules and fibre channel cables to cable the DS4200 Express to
11. Perform one of the following cabling tasks to enable management of the
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5. Before removing the DS4200 Express from the shipping box, remove the
components from the DS4200 Express chassis to lighten the unit. See
"Removing the CRUs" on page 32.
6. Record the serial number, machine type and model number, and RAID
controller MAC addresses for your DS4200 Express Storage Subsystem in
Appendix A, "Records," on page 143.
The serial number, machine type, and model number are located on the left
edge of the front unit as shown in Figure 10.
Serial number
Machine type
Model number
The MAC addresses are located near the Ethernet ports on each RAID
controller.
7. Install and secure the DS4200 Express chassis in the rack cabinet. See
"Installing the DS4200 Express into a rack on the support rails" on page 36.
8. If needed, replace the components in the installed DS4200 Express chassis.
See "Replacing the components" on page 38.
9. Install in the rack cabinet the DS4000 storage expansion enclosure or
enclosures you will cable to the DS4200 Express. Follow the instructions in the
Installation, User's, and Maintenance Guide for your DS4000 storage
expansion enclosure to set up and mount the storage expansion enclosures.
Attention
Before powering on the DS4200 Express Storage Subsystem, it must be
populated with at least two drives. If at least two drives are not installed
in each attached storage expansion enclosure or DS4200 Express
Storage Subsystem, when you power on the DS4200 Express and its
attached storage expansion enclosures, your standard storage partition
key might be lost and must be regenerated using instructions on the IBM
DS4000 Solutions and Premium Features Web site:
https://www-912.ibm.com/PremiumFeatures/
In addition, the resulting insufficient load to the enclosure power supplies
might cause them to intermittently appear as failed, falsely indicating the
power supplies are bad. All drives in the DS4200 Express Storage
Subsystem and the connected storage expansion enclosure or
enclosures must contain no prior configuration data.
the DS4000 storage expansion enclosure or enclosures. See "Connecting
storage expansion enclosures to the DS4200 Express" on page 54.
DS4200 Express configuration:
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