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Preparing for installation
Use the following list to prepare a controller unit for installation.
1 Prepare the site to meet all area, environmental, power, and site requirements. For more
information, see
10.
2 Move the controller unit and its rack cabinet to the site.
3 Remove the controller unit from its shipping container and check the contents (see the
list of items on page 2). If any items are missing, contact your IBM reseller before
proceeding.
4 Assemble the tools and equipment you will need for installation. These might include:
• Power cords (comes with the enclosure)
• Screwdrivers and wrenches (various sizes)
• Antistatic protection (such as a grounding wrist strap)
• Fibre Channel (FC) and Ethernet interface cables and cable straps
• Rack-mounting hardware (comes with the controller unit)
• Storage-management software to configure the storage subsystems (comes on an
Installation CD with the controller unit)
5 Install additional hardware, based on the method of storage subsystem management.
You can manage the storage subsystems using the host-agent method, as shown in
Figure 4 on page 7
If you are using the:
Host-agent method (uses host-agent
software installed on the host machine)
Direct manage method (uses Ethernet
connections from a management station
to each controller)
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"Operating specifications" on page 5
or the direct manage method, as shown in
Install at least one management station and a software-agent
host. When you finish, continue with
Install at least one management station and attach Ethernet
cables to each management station – one pair per controller
unit. You will connect the cables to each controller later when
you install the controller unit. When you finish, continue with
Step 6 on page 8
and
"Preparing the site" on page
Figure 5 on page
Then:
Step 6 on page 8
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7.
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