Steps For The Different Scenarios; Enclosures - IBM Flex System V7000 Installation Manual

v Setting up a new system that consists of more than one control enclosure. You
Table 1 identifies the order of the steps that you take for each of the different
scenarios.
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install the first control enclosure and then the required expansion enclosures. For
other control enclosures, do the setup as if you were adding it to an existing
system.
Table 1. Steps for the different scenarios
New system that
includes a control
New system with enclosure and one or
control enclosure more expansion
only

enclosures

"Step 1. Reviewing "Step 1. Reviewing
your packing slip" on your packing slip"
page 3 on page 3
"Step 2. Identifying "Step 2. Identifying
the hardware the hardware
components" on page components" on
4 page 4
"Step 3. Verifying "Step 3. Verifying
environmental environmental
requirements" on requirements" on
page 6 page 6
"Step 4. Reviewing "Step 4. Reviewing
enclosure location enclosure location
guidelines" on page 7 guidelines" on page
7
"Step 5. Preparing the "Step 5. Preparing
IBM Flex System the IBM Flex System
chassis" on page 9 chassis" on page 9
"Step 6. Installing the "Step 6. Installing the
4939 enclosures" on 4939 enclosures" on
page 12 page 12
"Step 8. Powering on "Step 7. Connecting
the 4939 enclosures" the SAS cables to
on page 20 expansion
enclosures" on page
14
"Setting up your "Step 8. Powering on
system for the first the 4939 enclosures"
time with a control on page 20
enclosure or a control
enclosure and one or
more expansion
enclosures" on page
25
Adding expansion
enclosures to an
existing system
"Step 1. Reviewing
your packing slip"
on page 3
"Step 3. Verifying
environmental
requirements" on
page 6
"Step 4. Reviewing
enclosure location
guidelines" on page
7
"Step 5. Preparing
the IBM Flex System
chassis" on page 9
"Step 6. Installing the
4939 enclosures" on
page 12
"Step 7. Connecting
the SAS cables to
1
expansion
enclosures" on page
2
14
"Step 8. Powering on
the 4939 enclosures"
on page 20
2
"Adding a 4939
expansion enclosure
into an existing
system" on page 29
Adding control
enclosures and
expansion
enclosures to an
existing system
"Step 1. Reviewing
your packing slip"
on page 3
"Step 3. Verifying
environmental
requirements" on
page 6
"Step 4. Reviewing
enclosure location
guidelines" on page
7
"Step 5. Preparing
the IBM Flex System
chassis" on page 9
"Step 6. Installing the
4939 enclosures" on
2 1
page 12
"Step 7. Connecting
the SAS cables to
expansion
enclosures" on page
2
14
"Step 8. Powering on
the 4939 enclosures"
2
on page 20
"Adding another
control enclosure into
an existing system"
on page 29