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This guide assumes that you have completed the physical planning for the
environment of your system. If you have not done the environmental planning for
your system, see the "Storwize V7000 physical installation planning" topic in the
IBM Knowledge Center for Storwize V7000.
Review enclosure location guidelines
Before you install the enclosures, you must be familiar with these enclosure
location guidelines.
Installing a control enclosure only
If you are installing a control enclosure only, follow these guidelines.
v Position the enclosure in the rack so that you can easily view it and access it for
v Locate the enclosure low enough for the rack to remain stable.
v Ensure that you provide a way for two or more people to install and remove the
Installing a control enclosure and one or more expansion
enclosures
If you are installing a control enclosure plus one or more expansion enclosures,
follow these guidelines.
v A Storwize V7000 system can support up to 1056 drives that are installed into
v Each assembled enclosure weighs more than 36 kg. Provide sufficient space at
v Each system can consist of up to four control enclosures. Each control enclosure
v For best performance, dived the total number of expansion enclosures to be
v Where expansion enclosures are to be installed, distribute them evenly into rack
v Leave space in the rack for future expansion enclosures, but otherwise install all
v If a rack is to be only partially filled, install the enclosures low enough for the
Adding an expansion enclosure chain to an existing system
If you are adding an expansion enclosure chain to an existing or Storwize V5030F
system, follow these guidelines.
v You do not need to power off the system. You can add an expansion enclosure
v Add the first expansion enclosure directly below the control enclosure.
v Add the second expansion enclosure directly above the control enclosure.
v Add the third expansion enclosure directly below the first.
v Add the fourth expansion directly above the second, and so on.
servicing.
enclosure.
control and expansion enclosures. Each enclosure requires 2U of rack space.
the front of the rack for three persons to carry the enclosure safely.
can be connected to up to 20 expansion enclosures (two SAS chains of up to 10
expansion enclosures each).
installed between each control enclosure in the system.
space above and below the control enclosure to which they will connect. Do not
leave gaps between the enclosures. This aids cabling and serviceability.
enclosures that constitute one system in adjacent or nearby rack space.
rack to remain stable and enable easy access to the enclosures for servicing.
while the system is operational.
Chapter 1. Before you begin the installation
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