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Installation
This chapter provides the following information:
• Time and items
• Site preparation, unpacking the DC
• Items included with the DC
• Installing the DC Director in the 14U Rack Mount
• Powering on the DC
• Port
numbering, page 34
• Managing
• Using the optional HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) cable
page 35
Time and items required
You can set up and install the DC Director in the following ways:
•
As a standalone unit on a flat surface.
•
In a 19-in. Electronic Industries Association (EIA) cabinet, using the 14U Rack Mount Kit (ships with your
DC Director).
Table 6
describes the main installation and setup tasks and the estimated time required for each, based
on a fully populated DC Director (384 FC ports). Configurations with fewer ports require less time.
These time estimates assume a prepared installation site and appropriate power and network
connectivity.
Table 6
Installation tasks, time and items required
Installation task
Site preparation and unpacking DC
Director
Installing rack mount kit
Mounting and securing DC Director in
rack
Installing power cables and powering
on the DC Director
Installing SFP and XFP (10-Gbps) optical
transceivers
Attaching fiber optic cables, cable ties,
and cable guides
required, page 23
Director, page 25
Director, page 34
cables, page 35
Time estimate
30 minutes
30 minutes
30 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes
Director, page 24
Kit, page 26
Items required
1/2-in. socket wrench (to remove pallet
bolts)
#2 Phillips screwdriver
(for cable management comb)
Pallet jack
Hydraulic lift or assisted lift, able to raise to
a minimum of 55 in. (140 cm), with a
minimum capacity of 1 13 kg (250 lb). The
DC Director weighs 104 kg (228 lb) with
eight FC8-48 port cards installed (384
ports).
See
"Installing the DC Director in the 14U
Rack Mount
Power cables and serial cable (provided in
the DC Director accessory kit)
SFP and XFP (10Gbps) optical transceivers
Fiber optic cables, cable ties, and pillars
DC SAN Backbone Director hardware reference guide
Kit" on page 26.
kit,
23
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