Setting Up Interraid-8E Rack-Mount - Intergraph InterRAID-8e Hardware User's Manual

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Setting Up InterRAID-8e Rack-Mount

This chapter describes setting up the rack-mount InterRAID-8e cabinet. If setting up a
deskside (standalone) InterRAID-8e cabinet, see Chapter 2. When setting up the rack-mount
cabinet, you will perform the following tasks:
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Unpack the equipment.
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Install the MegaRAID controller (if not pre-installed in the system base unit).
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Install the cabinet in the rack.
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Connect the cables.
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Install and label the RAID disk drives.
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Power on and configure the system.
Carefully unpack the equipment. The shipping carton contains the following items:
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MegaRAID controller board (if included)
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InterRAID-8e cabinet (single or dual-bus)
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Disk drive boxes containing up to four drives
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Diskettes containing configuration and utility software
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Accessories box
The accessories box, included with the cabinet, contains the following items:
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InterRAID-8e cabinet power cord
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Handle brackets and screws
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Rack mounting hardware (shelves, screws, and tinnerman nuts)
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RAID SCSI cable (two cables, if dual-bus)
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Key for disk array cabinet
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Disk drive labels
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Drive Labeling instruction sheet
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Power Supply Cord Selection instruction sheet
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Antistatic Handling instruction sheet
Retain all packaging materials. Equipment returned for repair must be in the original
packaging to obtain warranty service, if provided under your contract agreement.
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