Nexsan E Series Quick Start Manual

NEXSAN E-Series
E18/E18X Quick Start Guide
This Quick Start Guide is intended to help you quickly get your Nexsan Storage System unpacked,
mounted, and connected. For detailed instructions, see the relevant Installation Guide and the Nexsan
High-Density Storage User Guide, available at
If you are installing a storage expansion as part of a Unity Storage System, refer to the Unity
NOTE:
System Quick Start Guide for information about installation order, cabling, and connectivity.

Required tools and equipment

To perform the installation, you will need the following tools and equipment:
a suitable equipment rack (1,000mm deep recommended) with sufficient load capacity to hold the system
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a size P1 Phillips-head screwdriver
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For a Nexsan E-18V/E-18P/E-18F (main storage system), you will also need:
enough CAT5 or CAT6 Ethernet cable to connect the system to the local area network (LAN)
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enough CAT6 Ethernet cable, fiber-optic cable, twisted-pair copper cable, or SAS cable to connect the
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system to the storage area network (SAN)

Before you begin

Before installing the Nexsan storage system, prepare the installation site and rack. The Nexsan E18
storage system requires 2U of rack space and is designed to run from a 100–240V power supply.
CAUTION:
Ensure that the ambient temperature at the installation is between 10°C (41°F) and 35°C (86°F).
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If the temperature at the site is not actively regulated, ensure that daily and seasonal
temperature changes will not result in the ambient temperature going outside these limits.
Always fully stabilize racks with wall anchors or stabilizing legs, or both, before mounting the
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Nexsan storage system or any other components on the rack.
Place the rack to allow full air flow at both the front and rear of the Nexsan storage system.
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Ensure that the floor beneath the mounting rack has enough load-bearing capacity to support
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the rack and all mounted components.
Ensure that the power drawn by the Nexsan storage system does not overload the available
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electrical supply.

Unpacking the system

Remove the outer packaging sleeve.
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Remove the accessory box and disk box.
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Open the accessory box and make sure that all expected contents are present:
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Rack mounting hardware package:
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ten (10) bolts for securing the rails to the rack
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two (2) large bolts for securing the enclosure to the mounting spacers
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ten (10) rail nuts
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two (2) rail assemblies, one left and one right
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Two (2) power cables
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One (1) disposable ESD strap
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(Nexsan E18XV storage expansion only) Four (4) SAS cables for attaching the storage expansion to
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the main storage system
Any additional items that may have been ordered, such as Fibre Channel cables
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Open the disk box and make sure that the proper number of disk drives is included.
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Remove the foam lid covering the system.
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