Step 4. Reviewing Enclosure Location Guidelines - IBM Storwize V7000 Quick Installation Manual

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Step 4. Reviewing enclosure location guidelines

Control enclosure:
Follow these guidelines to create a plan that identifies an appropriate location in
the rack for the enclosure and file modules that you are installing now or will be
installing later.
Note: These guidelines assume that you are installing a new enclosure or
enclosures. If you are adding enclosures to an existing rack, you must consider the
amount of space available and the length of cables to the enclosure.
If you are installing a control enclosure only, follow these guidelines:
Position the enclosure in the rack so that you can easily view it and access it for
servicing. This action helps the rack to remain stable and provides a way for two
or more people to install and remove the enclosure.
If you are installing a control enclosure plus one or more expansion enclosures,
follow these guidelines:
If you have one or more expansion enclosures, position the control enclosure in the
middle of the expansion enclosures. Balance the expansion enclosures above and
below the control enclosure. Refer to Figure 10 on page 11.
For example, position the control enclosure in the middle of the enclosures for ease
of cabling.
v You can have no more than five expansion enclosures attached to SAS port 1 of
v You can have no more than four expansion enclosures attached to SAS port 2 of
v Position the enclosures together; avoid adding other equipment between
v When you add the first expansion enclosure to a control enclosure, it is
v When you add a second expansion enclosure, it is preferable to add the
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the control enclosure.
the control enclosure.
enclosures.
preferable to add the enclosure directly below the control enclosure.
enclosure directly above the control enclosure. For each additional expansion
enclosure that you add, alternately add it below or above the control enclosure.
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