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- Page 1 IBM System Storage EXN3200 Storage Expansion Unit Installation and Setup Instructions GC27-4217-00...
- Page 2 Attention Department GZW 9000 South Rita Road Tucson, AZ 85744-0001 www.ibm.com/storage/support/nseries/ References in this publication to IBM products or services do not imply that IBM intends to make them available in every country or region. ® IBM, the IBM logo, and ibm.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Installation and setup instructions ......1 Unpacking the EXN3200 . Installing the rails in an IBM 19-inch rack Installing the EXN3200 in the rack . -
Page 5: Before You Begin
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Page 6: Overview Of The Exn3200 Storage Expansion Unit
Directly to a controller in any supported storage system with an existing SAS HBA or onboard SAS port v To an existing stack of EXN3200 storage expansion units For more information about hot-adding EXN3200s, see the IBM System Storage N series EXN3200 Hardware and Service Guide. Overview of the EXN3200 storage expansion unit Refer to the following figures to familiarize yourself with the EXN3200 storage expansion unit. - Page 7 Button for changing the storage expansion unit Right mounting flange Note: Disk drive bays are numbered horizontally starting from 0 at the upper left position to 23 at the lower right position. Figure 3. EXN3200 rear view IOM fault LED ACP ports Two I/O modules (IOM6) SAS ports...
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Page 9: Installation And Setup Instructions
2. Remove the EXN3200 from the carton using the integrated handles built into the sides of the unit. Place the unit on a table. Installing the rails in an IBM 19-inch rack Use these instructions to install the rails on which you will mount the EXN3200. - Page 10 Rear of rack Front of rack Rail adjustment screws Left rail Right rail Locating pins Figure 4. Installing the rails into the rack 1. Loosen (but do not remove) the four rail adjustment screws on each rail. 2. Use Figure 5 on page 3 for reference. At the front of the rack, position the right-hand rail into the rack at the appropriate EIA location (make sure that the two locating pins seat properly).
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Page 11: Installing The Exn3200 In The Rack
FRONT REAR Section of rack EIA rail Left and Right Left and Right Rails Rails 1 EIA unit (1U) Top rail screws Top rail screws Chassis attach screws Locating pins Locating pins Bottom rail screws Bottom rail screws Chassis attach screws Figure 5. - Page 12 CAUTION: LIFTING HAZARD CAUTION An EXN3200 containing two IOMs, four power supplies, and four disk carriers weighs 37 A disk shelf containing the two IOMs, kg (82 lbs). Use two people to lift an EXN3200 into a rack. To make the unit lighter and four power supplies, and four disk carriers weighs 82 lbs (37 kg).
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Page 13: Connecting Power To The Exn3200
ID.) Visually verify that the shelf ID for each storage expansion unit is unique. If not, set the shelf ID as follows. For additional details, see the IBM System Storage EXN3200 Storage Expansion Unit Hardware and Service Guide. 1. Remove the front bezel if you have not already removed it. -
Page 14: Cabling The Exn3200
ACP functionality by configuring ACP parameters. If your storage system does not have a dedicated onboard network interface for ACP, you dedicate one at system setup. Standard ACP cabling rules apply to all N series storage systems and can be found in the IBM System Storage N series Universal SAS and ACP Cabling Guide. -
Page 15: Cabling A Single-Controller Nas Or Iscsi Configuration
Cabling a single-controller NAS or iSCSI configuration This task illustrates how to cable a single-controller NAS or iSCSI configuration with two quad-port SAS HBAs supporting two stacks of expansion units with dual-path connectivity. 1. Daisy-chain the SAS ports, as shown in Figure 8. Controller 1 HBA 1 HBA 2... - Page 16 Controller 1 HBA 1 HBA 2 Ethernet port Stack 1 Stack 2 IOM A IOM B Figure 10. Cable the last shelf connections 4. Cable the ACP connections as shown in Figure 11. Controller 1 HBA 1 HBA 2 Ethernet port Stack 1 Stack 2 IOM A...
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Page 17: Cabling A High Availability Nas Or Iscsi Configuration
Cabling a high availability NAS or iSCSI configuration This task illustrates how to cable an active/active (or high availability) NAS or iSCSI configuration with two quad-port SAS HBAs supporting two stacks of expansion units with multipath connectivity. 1. Daisy-chain the SAS ports, as shown in Figure 12. Controller 1 Controller 2 HBA 1... -
Page 18: Booting The System
Controller 1 Controller 2 HBA 1 HBA 2 HBA 1 HBA 2 Ethernet port Ethernet port Stack 1 Stack 2 IOM A IOM B Figure 14. Cable the last shelf connections 4. Cable the ACP connections, as shown in Figure 15. Controller 1 Controller 2 HBA 1... - Page 20 Part Number: 35P1601 Printed in USA GC27-4217-00...
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