Items Required For Installation - HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Installation Manual

Installing and Configuring the Director

Items Required for Installation

Locate the following items before beginning the installation procedure:
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Lift device (recommended).
Director 2/64.
An HP 9000, HP 10000, HP 11000, HP system/e, or industry-standard 19-in
rack, or any rack with the following specifications:
— A minimum depth of 24.5 in.
— 19 in wide.
— A minimum opening size of 10U available (9U for the director and 1U for
the rail tray kit).
Two power outlets or different branches (for redundancy).
Torque driver with cross-tip bit (for setting 22 in/lb. of torque).
Fiber-optic protective plug—For safety and port transceiver protection,
fiber-optic protective plugs must be inserted in all director ports without
fiber-optic cables attached. The director is shipped with protective plugs
installed in all ports.
Null modem cable—An asynchronous RS-232 null modem cable is required
to configure director network addresses and obtain event log information
through the maintenance port. The cable has nine conductors and two DB-9
female connectors. A null modem cable specially designed for this application
is supplied with the Director 2/64.
Standard flat-tip and cross-tip Phillips screwdrivers—Required to remove,
replace, adjust or tighten various FRUs, chassis, or rack components.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding cable with attached wrist
strap—Required when working in and around the director card cage.
Maintenance terminal (desktop or notebook computer)—Required to
configure director network addresses and acquire event log information
through the maintenance port. Computer requirements include:
— Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system installed.
— RS-232 serial communication software (for example, ProComm Plus or
HyperTerminal).
Director 2/64 Installation Guide