Chapter 2. Installing The San Volume Controller 2145-Sv1 Hardware; Preparing For The San Volume Controller 2145-Sv1; Hardware Installation - IBM MTM 2145-SV1 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 2. Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1
hardware
There are several steps that you must complete to prepare, and then install the
SAN Volume Controller hardware.
Before you begin
Note: If you are adding a new I/O group to an existing system, there is no need
to turn off the existing, operating system nodes.
Procedure
To install the SAN Volume Controller hardware, complete the following steps.
1. Prepare for the hardware installation by confirming that you have all the
2. Install the support rails for the nodes.
3. Install the cable-management arms for the nodes.
4. Install the nodes.
5. Optionally install the expansion enclosures.
6. Connect the Fibre Channel and Ethernet cables to the nodes.
7. Optionally connect the nodes to the expansion enclosures.
8. Verify that the nodes are operational.
Results
After you finish these steps, the hardware installation is complete. The customer is
responsible for all configuration tasks.
Preparing for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 hardware
installation
You must prepare for the installation of the SAN Volume Controller.
Before you begin
Figure 17 on page 16 shows the major hardware components required.
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planning information and parts that you require.
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