Table Of Contents - IBM DS3500 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety statements . .
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . 1-1
DS3500 storage subsystem overview .
EXP3500 storage enclosure overview .
Notices and statements in this document .
Features and operating specifications
Models and optional devices .
Operating-system support .
Product updates . .
Best practices guidelines .
DS3500 storage subsystem and EXP3500 storage
enclosure components
Disk drives and bezels .
Controllers . . . .
Environmental service modules .
AC power supply and fan units .
DC power supply and fan units .
Battery units . . .
Software and hardware compatibility and
upgrades . . . . .
Software and firmware support code upgrades
Determining firmware levels .
Specifications . . . .
Area requirements .
Dimensions . . .
Weight . . . .
Temperature and humidity
Electrical requirements .
Site wiring and power .
Power recovery .
Power cords and receptacles .
Heat output, airflow, and cooling
Chapter 2. Installing the storage
subsystem and storage enclosure . . 2-1
Installing the DS3500 storage subsystem
Inventory checklist.
DS3500 installation overview .
Handling static-sensitive devices .
Preparing for installation
Required tools and hardware .
Preparing the site .
Installing the DS3500 storage subsystem in a
rack. . . . . .
Installing the EXP3500 storage enclosure .
Inventory checklist.
Installing the EXP3500 storage enclosure in a
rack. . . . . .
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Chapter 3. Cabling the storage
subsystem and storage enclosure . . 3-1
Cabling the DS3500 storage subsystem .
Controller connectors (with Fibre Channel host
port adapters) .
Controller connectors (with 1 Gbps iSCSI host
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port adapters) .
Controller connectors (with 10 Gbps iSCSI host
port adapters) .
. 1-2
Controller connectors (with SAS host port
. 1-3
adapters) .
. 1-3
Enclosure ID settings .
. 1-4
Working with SAS cables
. 1-5
Working with SFP modules and fiber optic
. 1-6
cables .
. 1-6
Handling fiber optic cables .
. 1-7
Installing SFP modules .
Removing SFP modules .
. 1-8
Using LC-LC Fibre Channel cables .
. 1-8
Using LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapters
. 1-10
Cabling the EXP3500 storage enclosure
. 1-11
ESM connectors .
. 1-12
Single-ESM configuration .
. 1-12
Dual-ESM configuration
. 1-13
Connecting storage enclosures to the DS3500
Redundant drive channel pair
. 1-14
Overview of steps to connect storage
1-14
enclosures to a storage subsystem .
. 1-14
DS3500 storage subsystem drive cabling
. 1-15
topologies .
. 1-15
Adding a storage enclosure to a running
. 1-15
dual-controller configuration .
. 1-16
Upgrading a single-controller to a
. 1-17
dual-controller when there is no attached
. 1-18
EXP3500 enclosure .
. 1-19
Upgrading a single-controller to a
. 1-19
dual-controller when there is one or more
. 1-19
EXP3500 enclosures attached to the storage
. 1-20
subsystem .
Connecting secondary interface cables .
Configuring the storage subsystem .
Storage subsystem management methods
Installing the storage subsystem
. 2-1
configuration .
. 2-1
Connecting SAS hosts to the DS3500 .
. 2-2
Connecting Fibre Channel hosts to the
. 2-3
DS3500 .
. 2-3
Connecting iSCSI hosts to the DS3500 .
. 2-4
Overview of installing an IBM BladeCenter
. 2-4
configuration to connect to a DS3500 .
Installing the BladeCenter configuration
. 2-4
Connecting BladeCenter hosts to the DS3500 3-45
. 2-5
Cabling the DS3500 and EXP3500 ac power
. 2-5
supplies . .
. 2-5
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