Table Of Contents - Quantum StorNext QD7000 Installation Manual

Contents
Deciding whether to use this guide ............................................................. 6
Step 1 - Preparing to install a controller-drive tray .................................. 7
Key terms .................................................................................................................... 8
Gathering items ........................................................................................................... 8
Things to know - More details about cables, SFPs, and QSFPs ............................... 13
Things to know - Taking a quick glance at the hardware in a controller-drive
Step 2 - Installing and configuring the switches ...................................... 24
Things to know - Switches and routers ..................................................................... 24
Procedure - Installing and configuring switches ....................................................... 26
Step 3 - Installing the host bus adapters for the controller-drive tray
.................................................................................................................. 27
Key terms .................................................................................................................. 27
Things to know - Host bus adapters, host channel adapters, and Ethernet
Procedure - Installing host bus adapters .................................................................... 28
Procedure - Installing host channel adapters ............................................................. 29
Step 4 - Installing the controller-drive tray .............................................. 30
Things to know - General installation ....................................................................... 30
Procedure - Installing the E5612 or E5624 controller-drive tray .............................. 30
Procedure - Installing drives in the E5612 or E5624 controller-drive tray ............... 37
Procedure - Installing the E5660 controller-drive tray .............................................. 39
Procedure - Installing drives in the E5660 controller-drive tray ............................... 47
Procedure - Removing drives from a 60-drive tray ................................................... 49
Step 5 - Connecting the controller-drive tray to the hosts ...................... 51
Key terms .................................................................................................................. 51
Storage array ................................................................................................... 8
Controller-drive tray ........................................................................................ 8
Controller ........................................................................................................ 8
Drive tray ......................................................................................................... 8
Environmental services module (ESM) .......................................................... 8
Basic hardware ................................................................................................ 9
Configuration cables and connectors ............................................................ 10
Tools and other items .................................................................................... 12
tray configuration ................................................................................................ 16
Host bus adapter (HBA) ................................................................................ 27
Host channel adapter (HCA) ......................................................................... 27
HBA host port ............................................................................................... 27
HBA host port world wide name (WWN) ..................................................... 27
HCA host port ............................................................................................... 27
HCA host port Global Unique Identifier (GUID) ......................................... 27
Network interface card (NIC) ........................................................................ 27
network interface cards ........................................................................................ 27

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