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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    IBM FlashSystem 840 Installation Guide GI13-2871-00...
  • Page 2 Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in “Notices” on page 49, the information in the “Safety and environmental notices” on page ix, as well as the information in the IBM Environmental Notices and User Guide , which is provided on a DVD.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Planning for hardware . Appendix A. Accessibility features for Checking your web browser settings for the IBM FlashSystem 840 ..45 management GUI . Appendix B. Where to find the Chapter 2. Installing the hardware . . . 7 Statement of Limited Warranty .
  • Page 4 FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 5: Figures

    Status and identify LEDs . . 37 Power connector location . . 24 USB ports . . 38 Canister LEDs. . 24 Status and identify LEDs . . 39 USB ports . . 28 Flash module . . 42 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013,...
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  • Page 7: Tables

    Tables IBM websites for help, services, and FCoE port connections . information . . xix InfiniBand port connections Enclosure management port Ethernet Switch Information . connections . TCP/IP ports and services listing Fibre Channel port connections . Supported flash module configurations...
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  • Page 9: Safety And Environmental Notices

    “Labels” section. The following notices and statements are used in IBM documents. They are listed in order of decreasing severity of potential hazards. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013,...

  • Page 10: Caution Notices

    Ensure that you understand the caution notices. Use the reference numbers in parentheses at the end of each notice, such as (C003) for example, to find the matching translated notice in IBM Systems Safety Notices. CAUTION: >32 kg (70.5 lb) 32-55 kg (70.5-121.2 lbs)
  • Page 11 CAUTION: Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables can be hazardous. To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunication systems, networks, and modems before you open the machine covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
  • Page 12 It is intended that equipment installed within this rack will have its own enclosure. (R005). CAUTION: Tighten the stabilizer brackets until they are flush against the rack. (R006) CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting. (R007) FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 13: Danger Notices

    Ensure that you are familiar with the danger notices for your storage system. Use the reference numbers in parentheses at the end of each notice, such as (C003) for example, to find the matching translated notice in IBM Systems Safety Notices. xiii...
  • Page 14 Electrical voltage and current from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v If IBM supplied a power cord(s), connect power to this unit only with the IBM provided power cord. Do not use the IBM provided power cord for any other product.
  • Page 15 Heavy equipment–personal injury or equipment damage might result if mishandled. (D006) DANGER Multiple power cords. The product might be equipped with multiple power cords. To remove all hazardous voltages, disconnect all power cords. (L003) DANGER Racks with a total weight of > 227 kg (500 lb.), Use Only Professional Movers! (R003) DANGER Do not transport the rack via fork truck unless it is properly packaged,...

  • Page 16: Special Caution And Safety Notices

    If it is necessary to put the device down, place it onto its static-protective bag. (If your device is an adapter, place it component-side up.) Do not place the device onto the cover of the system or onto a metal table. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 17: Sound Pressure

    Environmental notices The IBM Systems Environmental Notices and User Guide, Z125-5823 document contains all the required environmental notices for IBM Systems products in English and other languages. It includes statements on limitations, product information, product recycling and disposal, battery information, flat panel display, refrigeration, and water-cooling systems, external power supplies, and safety data sheets.
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  • Page 19: About This Guide

    Before calling for support, be sure to have your IBM Customer Number available. If you are in the US or Canada, you can call 1 (800) IBM SERV for help and service. From other parts of the world, see http://www.ibm.com/planetwide for the number that you can call.
  • Page 20 Go to the IBM Support website at to check for technical information, hints, tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information. Using the documentation Information about your IBM storage system is available in the documentation that comes with the product.
  • Page 21 Purchasing the IBM Support Line offering gives you access to this professional advice while deploying your system, and in the future. Contact your local IBM sales representative or the IBM Support Center for availability and purchase information.
  • Page 22 FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Chapter 1. Planning

    Chapter 1. Planning Use this information when planning to include your IBM FlashSystem 840 in your storage area network. Planning Use this information when planning to include your IBM FlashSystem 840 in your storage area network. Planning for hardware Plan to provide the network infrastructure and the storage network infrastructure that your system requires.

  • Page 24: Fibre Channel Port Connections

    FCoE port 4 switch Canister 1 or host: FCoE card port: 1 (left) speed: switch Canister 1 or host: FCoE card port: 2 (right) speed: switch Canister 2 or host: FCoE card port: 1 (left) speed: FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 25: Infiniband Port Connections

    Table 4. FCoE port connections (continued) FCoE Port 1 FCoE Port 2 FCoE Port 3 FCoE port 4 switch Canister 2 or host: FCoE card port: 2 (right) speed: Each canister supports two optional InfiniBand interface cards. There are two ports on each card.

  • Page 26: Checking Your Web Browser Settings For The Management Gui

    IP address of the device. To locate a device, the device must have a fixed IP address. Checking your web browser settings for the management GUI To access the management GUI, you must ensure that your web browser is supported and has the appropriate settings enabled. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 You should also have the latest version of Java installed. IBM supports higher versions of the browsers as long as the vendors do not remove or disable functionality that the product relies upon. For browser levels higher than the versions that are certified with the product, customer support accepts usage-related and defect-related service requests.
  • Page 28 On the Options window, select Content. c. Click Advanced by the Enable JavaScript setting. d. Select Disable or replace context menus. e. Click OK to close the Advanced window. f. Click OK to close the Options window. g. Refresh your browser. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 29: Chapter 2. Installing The Hardware

    Before you begin the installation Before you begin to install your FlashSystem 840, unpack and verify your order. Get started with the system installation and follow the installation instructions. Verify your order, become familiar with the hardware components, and ensure that the environmental requirements are met.
  • Page 30 Observe the following precautions even though the steps to power on the system differ slightly from the directions you use for this product. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 31: Reviewing Your Packaging Slip

    Electrical voltage and current from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: – If IBM supplied a power cord(s), connect power to this unit only with the IBM provided power cord. Do not use the IBM provided power cord for any other product.

  • Page 32: Installing The Hardware

    2. Your rack mounting rails may include a u-shaped bolt, which is shown in Figure 1, that must be removed before installing the rails. If this u-bolt is present, remove the u-bolt by removing the two nuts that secure the bolt to the rail. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 33: Installing The Rail Spring

    3. Remove the springs that are taped to one of the rails. 4. Attach a spring to the outside of each rail. a. Attach the circle end of the spring around the stud on the rail (see Figure 2). b. Pulling on the spring, attach the hook end of the spring to the tab on the rail.

  • Page 34: Hole Locations In The Front Of The Rack

    The medium bracket pins are for installation in a 19-inch IBM rack cabinet. If you are installing the enclosure in a non-IBM rack cabinet, you might need to replace the set of medium bracket pins on the front and rear of the rail with either the small or large bracket pins that are included in the rail kit.

  • Page 35: Opening The Hinge Brackets

    Figure 4. Opening the hinge brackets 7. Align the holes in the rail bracket with the holes on the front and rear rack cabinet flanges. Ensure that the rails are aligned on the inside of the rack cabinet. 8. On the rear of the rail, press the two bracket pins into the holes in the rack flanges and close the rear hinge bracket to secure the rail to the rack cabinet flange (see Figure 5 on page 14).

  • Page 36: Installing The Enclosure

    Following your location plan, install the enclosure in the rack. Before you begin CAUTION: To avoid any hazard from the rack tipping forward when devices are installed, observe all safety precautions for the rack into which you are installing the device. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 37 About this task CAUTION: >32 kg (70.5 lb) 32-55 kg (70.5-121.2 lbs) The weight of this part or unit is between 32 and 55 kg (70.5 and 121.2 lb). It takes three persons to safely lift this part or unit. (C010) DANGER Observe the following precautions when working on or around your IT rack system:...
  • Page 38 Attempting to move the drawer partially or completely out of the rack might cause the rack to become unstable or cause the drawer to fall out of the rack. (R001 part 2 of 2) FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 39 CAUTION: Removing components from the upper positions in the rack cabinet improves rack stability during a relocation. Follow these general guidelines whenever you relocate a populated rack cabinet within a room or building. v Reduce the weight of the rack cabinet by removing equipment starting at the top of the rack cabinet.

  • Page 40: Connecting The Management Port Ethernet Cables

    3. Secure the enclosure to the rack with a screw in the rack mounting screw hole on each side of the enclosure. 4. Install the two battery modules. Connecting the management port Ethernet cables Learn how to connect the Ethernet cables to the management ports on the enclosure. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 41 Electrical voltage and current from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v If IBM supplied a power cord(s), connect power to this unit only with the IBM provided power cord. Do not use the IBM provided power cord for any other product.

  • Page 42: Connecting Fibre Channel, Fcoe, Or Infiniband Cables

    2. Connect the other end of the cable to a management workstation, or to the Ethernet network. Connecting Fibre Channel, FCoE, or InfiniBand cables Learn how to connect the Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), or InfiniBand cables to your system. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 43 Electrical voltage and current from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v If IBM supplied a power cord(s), connect power to this unit only with the IBM provided power cord. Do not use the IBM provided power cord for any other product.

  • Page 44: Connecting The Power Cords

    SFP transceiver. v If you are connecting an InfiniBand cable, connect the cable directly to the port on the interface card. Connecting the power cords Learn how to connect the power cords and power on the system. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 45 Electrical voltage and current from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v If IBM supplied a power cord(s), connect power to this unit only with the IBM provided power cord. Do not use the IBM provided power cord for any other product.

  • Page 46: Power Connector Location

    The process can take up to 10 minutes. Figure 10 shows the canister LEDs on the enclosure rear panel that display the system status after it starts. Each canister has a set of these LEDs. Figure 10. Canister LEDs 1 Canister LEDs FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 47 Canister power LED Canister status LED Canister activity LED Canister identify LED Check log LED Canister fault LED 3. After the system power-on self test (POST) finishes, the LEDs on each canister appear as follows: v The green power LEDs on both canisters are on. v The green status LEDs on both canisters are blinking.
  • Page 48 FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 49: Chapter 3. Initializing The Storage Enclosure

    – IP address – Subnet mask – Gateway v Other information is optional, but useful for enabling more capabilities. – The IP address of a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for automated setting of date and time. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013,...

  • Page 50: Status And Identify Leds

    – The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for sending automated notifications of alerts. When this Call Home feature is enabled, the system notifies IBM of system health and failures. 2. Locate the three USB flash drives that were included with your order in the documentation package.

  • Page 51: Initializing The System With A Linux Computer

    FlashSystem 840 which has protection (encryption) enabled, loss of all copies of your key will result in loss of all the data in your FlashSystem 840. The key should be stored at least as resiliently as the data.
  • Page 52 – The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for sending automated notifications of alerts. When this Call Home feature is enabled, the system notifies IBM of system health and failures. 2. Locate the three USB flash drives that were included with your order in the documentation package.

  • Page 53: Initializing The System With An Apple Macintosh Computer

    FlashSystem 840 which has protection (encryption) enabled, loss of all copies of your key will result in loss of all the data in your FlashSystem 840. The key should be stored at least as resiliently as the data.
  • Page 54 – The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for sending automated notifications of alerts. When this Call Home feature is enabled, the system notifies IBM of system health and failures. 2. Locate the three USB flash drives that were included with your order in the documentation package.

  • Page 55: Status And Identify Leds

    FlashSystem 840 which has protection (encryption) enabled, loss of all copies of your key will result in loss of all the data in your FlashSystem 840. The key should be stored at least as resiliently as the data.

  • Page 56: Initializing The System Without Encryption

    – The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for sending automated notifications of alerts. When this Call Home feature is enabled, the system notifies IBM of system health and failures. 2. Locate the USB flash drive that was included with your order in the documentation package.

  • Page 57: Status And Identify Leds

    4. To start the initialization tool, open the USB flash drive and double-click InitTool.bat. The initialization tool wizard starts. 5. On the Tasks page, select Yes to configure a new system. If you already initialized the system but are unable to access it, select No. If you select No, more options become available.

  • Page 58: Initializing The System With A Linux Computer

    – The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for sending automated notifications of alerts. When this Call Home feature is enabled, the system notifies IBM of system health and failures. 2. Locate the USB flash drive that was included with your order in the documentation package.

  • Page 59: Initializing The System With An Apple Macintosh Computer

    Figure 19. USB ports 1 , 2 USB ports Figure 20. Status and identify LEDs 1 Canister status LED 2 Canister identify LED 12. When initialization completes, the identify LED, which is blue, will go off, and the canister status LED will come on solid, indicating that the canisters have clustered.

  • Page 60: 1 , 2 Usb Ports

    – The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for sending automated notifications of alerts. When this Call Home feature is enabled, the system notifies IBM of system health and failures. 2. Locate the USB flash drive that was included with your order in the documentation package.

  • Page 61: Status And Identify Leds

    Figure 22. Status and identify LEDs 1 Canister status LED 2 Canister identify LED 12. When initialization completes, the identify LED, which is blue, will go off, and the canister status LED will come on solid, indicating that the canisters have clustered.
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  • Page 63: Chapter 4. Upgrading The Hardware

    Chapter 4. Upgrading the hardware You can upgrade the IBM FlashSystem 840 hardware by adding or replacing components. Installing additional flash modules Learn how to properly add flash modules to the enclosure. About this task Attention: The additional flash modules must match the capacity of all other flash modules in the system.

  • Page 64: Flash Module

    -level raid n command, where n is the RAID level of the array (5 or 0). It might take several minutes to initialize the array. 14. Re-create all VDisk and host mappings to restore the original storage configuration. 15. Restore the data to the array. FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 65: Adding Additional Sfps

    About this task To install additional SFP transceivers, complete the following steps: Procedure 1. Read the safety precautions in the IBM Systems Safety Notices. These guidelines help you safely work with the system. 2. Shut down all host I/O to the enclosure.
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  • Page 67: Appendix A. Accessibility Features For Ibm Flashsystem 840

    Accessibility features These are the major accessibility features for the IBM FlashSystem 840: v You can use screen-reader software and a digital speech synthesizer to hear what is displayed on the screen. PDF documents have been tested using Adobe Reader version 7.0.
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  • Page 69: Appendix B. Where To Find The Statement Of Limited Warranty

    The Statement of Limited Warranty is available in both hardcopy format and in the Information Center. The Statement of Limited Warranty is shipped hardcopy with your product. It is also available at: IBM FlashSystem 840 library and related publications. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013,...
  • Page 70 FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...

  • Page 71: Notices

    Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.
  • Page 72 IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. Licensees of this program who wish to have information about it for the purpose of enabling: (i) the exchange of information between independently created...

  • Page 73: Trademarks

    IBM, therefore, cannot guarantee or imply reliability, serviceability, or function of these programs. The sample programs are provided "AS IS", without warranty of any kind. IBM shall not be liable for any damages arising out of your use of the sample programs.
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  • Page 75: Index

    41 shortcut keys keyboard 45 sound pressure safety notices xvii hardware upgrades 41 Statement of Limited Warranty, Where to help xix find the 47 static-sensitive devices xvi support rails 10 IEC 60950-1 ix InfiniBand 21 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013,...
  • Page 76 FlashSystem 840: Installation Guide...
  • Page 78 Printed in USA GI13-2871-00...

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