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About This Guide
This guide shows you how to quickly install and connect your Snap Server to the network. Prior to the installation,
gather all the hardware components required for your system:
1
Check the contents of your shipment package for all the items shown in Hardware Features.
•
If installing a Snap Server 4500 with a Snap Disk 10, also check the contents of your Snap Disk 10
packaging.
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If installing a Snap Server 15000, also check the contents of your Snap Disk 30SA packaging.
2 Gather any optional components needed to complete your system as described next in Optional Hardware
Components.
Optional Hardware Components
Depending on your chosen configuration, you may need to acquire one or more of the following components
prior to proceeding with the installation. Snap Appliance recommends an APC-Brand UPS device for protection
against power fluctuations, and a SCSI tape backup device for regular backups to protect your data. You can
learn how to purchase any of these components from your authorized Snap Appliance reseller or from the Where
to Buy section of the Snap Appliance Web site (http:// www.snapappliance.com).
Component
Serial ATA Card (4500 only)
Tape Backup Device(s) and Cables
APC-brand UPS device
Rack
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Description
You must install a Serial ATA card on each Snap Server 4500
whose capacity you want to expand by connecting with Snap
Disk 10 expansion array.
The Serial ATA card has two ports, allowing you to attach up to
two expansion arrays. The card is available from an authorized
Snap Appliance reseller.
To attach a tape device via a SCSI connection to the Snap Server,
you need a 68-pin Ultra160-LVD cable. For a list of compatible
backup solutions, see the Backup section in the Support section of
the Snap Appliance Web site.
Tip
Depending on your server hardware configuration, you
may need to purchase and install a SCSI card, available from an
authorized Snap Appliance reseller.
Snap Servers are designed to work with a network-based, APC-
brand UPS. Visit the APC Web site for a listing of optimal APC
models for use with your Snap Server.
Snap Servers are designed for use with EIA-compliant racks. You
can use either a two-post telco-style rack or a four-post rack.
Non-compliant racks may not be able to support the server
using only the front posts. If you are using a non-EIA rack, Snap
Appliance recommends that you secure the server using slide
rails, available from an authorized Snap Appliance reseller.
Many of the hardware installation procedures in this guide
recommend labeling the hardware for easy reference.
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