Steps For Getting Started; Preliminary Tasks; Installation Safety Recommendations - Dell EqualLogic FS7500 Installation And Setup

EqualLogic FS7500 Installation and Setup

Steps for Getting Started

To install the EqualLogic FS7500 hardware and create a NAS service, follow these steps:
1. Make sure you meet the safety, environmental, and other requirements and have all the necessary hardware.
See Preliminary Tasks on page
2. Install the FS7500 Backup Power Supply (BPS) and both FS7500 Controllers in the same rack. See
2, Hardware Rack Mounting.
3. Connect the BPS and controllers to power. See
4. Connect the controllers to the networks. See
5. Use the Group Manager GUI to discover the controllers and configure a NAS service. See
Service Configuration.
6. Create a NAS file system and optionally create a CIFS share or NFS export. See
Allocation.
After getting started, see

Preliminary Tasks

Perform the following tasks before beginning the installation.
• Read the installation safety precautions. See
• Learn how to protect sensitive hardware. See
• Make sure the installation meets the environmental requirements. See
5.
• Unpack the shipping box according to the instructions on the setup poster, and make sure the shipping box
contents are complete. See
• Gather the hardware needed for the installation but not provided in the shipping box. See
That Is Not Supplied on page
• Make sure the rack meets the rack requirements. See
• Gather the tools needed for the installation, if any. See

Installation Safety Recommendations

Follow these safety recommendations:
• Before you install the EqualLogic FS7500 hardware, read and follow the safety instructions packaged with
your system.
• Only individuals with rack mounting experience should install EqualLogic FS7500 hardware in a rack.
3.
Chapter 4, Network Cable
Chapter 7, What to Do Next.
Installation Safety Recommendations on page
Shipping Box Contents on page
10.
Chapter 3, Power Connections.
Hardware Protection on page
7.
Rack Requirements on page
Required Tools on page
1 Before You Begin
Connections.
Chapter 5, NAS
Chapter 6, NAS Storage
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4.
Environmental Requirements on page
Required Hardware
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Chapter
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