Table Of Contents - Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Contents
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Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
De Series Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Specifications Of De2000 Series. . . . . . . . 6
Specifications Of De4000 Series. . . . . . .
Specifications Of De6000 Series. . . . . . .
Specifications Of Drive Shelves . . . . . . .
Management Software Overview . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2. System setup and
configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cabling Your Storage System
Overview And Requirements . . . . . . . .
Host Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drive Shelf Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hot Adding A Drive Shelf . . . . . . . . . .
Ethernet Cabling For A Management Station . .
Windows Express Configuration . . . . . . . .
Decide Whether To Use This Express Method . .
Understand The Workflow . . . . . . . . .
Verify the Windows configuration is
supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure Management Port Ip Addresses
Configure The Multipath Software . . . . . .
Install ThinkSystem Storage Manager for
SMcli and Host Context Agent (HCA). . . . .
Access ThinkSystem System Manager and
use the Setup wizard . . . . . . . . . . .
Perform Fc-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . . .
Perform Iscsi-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . .
Perform Sas-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . .
Discover Storage On The Host . . . . . . . .
Configure Storage On The Host . . . . . . .
Verify Storage Access On The Host . . . . . .
Vmware Express Configuration . . . . . . . . .
Deciding whether to use this Express
method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Understand The Workflow . . . . . . . . .
Verify the VMware configuration is
supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure Management Port Ip Addresses
Configure The Multipath Software . . . . . .
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Install ThinkSystem Storage Manager for
SMcli and Host Context Agent (HCA). . . . .
Access ThinkSystem System Manager and
use the Setup wizard . . . . . . . . . . .
Perform Fc-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . . .
Perform Iscsi-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . .
Perform Sas-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . .
Discover Storage On The Host . . . . . . . .
Configure Storage On The Host . . . . . . .
Verify Storage Access On The Host . . . . . .
Linux Express Configuration . . . . . . . . . .
Decide Whether To Use This Express Method . .
Fibre Channel Express Setup. . . . . . . .
Sas Express Setup . . . . . . . . . . .
Iscsi Express Setup . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 3. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview And Requirements . . . . . . . .
Replace Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overview And Requirements . . . . . . . . 100
Replace A Controller . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Power-Fan Canisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Overview And Requirements . . . . . . . . 112
Replace power supply (12-drive or 24-
drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Overview And Requirements . . . . . . . . 116
Replace Drive (12-Drive Or 24-Drive) . . . . . 118
Host Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Overview And Requirements . . . . . . . . 120
Add Host Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . 123
Upgrade Host Interface Card . . . . . . . . 130
Replace Host Interface Card . . . . . . . . 138
Host Port Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Overview And Requirements . . . . . . . . 146
Change Host Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chapter 4. System Upgrade . . . . . . 163
Upgrade Thinksystem San Os Software . . . . . 163
Overview And Upgrade Considerations . . . . 163
Upgrade Controller Software And Firmware. . . 166
Upgrade Drive Firmware . . . . . . . . . . 169
Chapter 5. System Monitoring . . . . 173
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