Compaq RA8000 User Manual page 5

RA8000 and ESA12000 Storage Subsystems
1 Product Description (continued)
1.10 Subsystem Cooling ............................................................................................... 1-30
1.11 Setting the PVA SCSI Address.............................................................................. 1-32
1.11.1 Compaq Supported Master PVA Address ........................................................... 1-33
1.11.2 Compaq Supported Expansion PVA Addresses .................................................. 1-34
1.11.3 Non-Supported PVA SCSI Bus Addresses.......................................................... 1-34
2 Installing the RA8000 and ESA12000 Storage Subsystems
2.1 Installing the RA8000 ................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1.1 RA8000 Site Preparation........................................................................................ 2-1
2.1.2 Placing the RA8000 Storage Enclosure .................................................................. 2-2
2.1.3 Connecting the Subsystem to the Host ................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Installing the ESA12000 ............................................................................................ 2-2
2.2.1 Site Preparation...................................................................................................... 2- 2
2.2.2 Moving the ESA12000 to It's Designated Site ....................................................... 2-3
2.2.3 Joining Adjacent ESA12000's................................................................................ 2-4
2.2.4 SW42U Cabinet Rack Mount Template.................................................................. 2-4
2.3 BA370 Major Components......................................................................................... 2-5
2.3.1 Installing Storage Building Blocks (SBBs)............................................................. 2-7
2.3.2 Installing the External Cache Battery (ECB) ........................................................ 2-11
2.4 Installing Additional Components (Options) ............................................................ 2-12
2.4.1 Installing BA370 Universal Mounting Kit DS-BA370-XB ................................... 2-12
2.4.2 Connecting AC Power and ECB Cables................................................................ 2-25
2.4.3 Installing the Ds-BA356-SG UltraSCSI Hub 41U RETMA Shelf Mounting Kit ... 2-26
2.4.4 Installing a Filler Panel Mounting Kit in a 41U RETMA Cabinet......................... 2-30
2.4.5 Installing the DS-SWX4U-2U ECB Shelf Mounting Kit....................................... 2-33
2.4.6 Installing the Fibre Channel Hub Mounting Kit.................................................... 2-36
2.4.7 Cabling a Master Enclosure to an Expansion Enclosure(s) ................................... 2-46
2.4.8 Setting the PVA Addresses .................................................................................. 2-49
2.5 Installing SBBs ........................................................................................................ 2-52
2.5.1 Installing SBB Disk Drives .................................................................................. 2-52
2.5.2 Installing Power Supply SBBs.............................................................................. 2-53
2.5.3 Installing the AC Input Power Controller ............................................................. 2-55
2.5.4 Installing the External Cache Battery (ECB) ........................................................ 2-56
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