Getting Started; Introduction; Planning Your Installation - Intergraph Fibre Channel User Manual

Chapter 2

Getting Started

2.1 Introduction

In this chapter, you are shown how to install your SS-1200-FCAL Enclosure and plug-in modules into an industry
standard 19 inch rack cabinet.
Caution When connecting up the SS-1200-FCAL subsystem, use only approved power cords.

2.2 Planning Your Installation

Before you begin installation you should become familiar with the configuration requirements of your SS-1200-
FCAL system, detailed in
Figure 2–1. Please refer to the accompanying FC-AL LRC I/O Module Installation Guide for details of FC-AL
configurations and installation.
Table 2–1 SS-1200-FCAL Configuration
Module
Drive Bays
Power Supply/Cooling
Modules
See Table 2-2
Table 2–1. The correct positions of each of the optional plug-in modules are shown in
Location
ALL drive bays must be filled with either a drive carrier module, front dummy fascia
or (front) ESI/Ops Panel module (Bay 1/1 only), no bays should be left completely
empty.
• Single Power Supply/Cooling module: if redundancy is NOT required and the
installed disk drives are low power, a single Power Supply/Cooling module must
always be fitted to rear Bay 2.
Single modules with a full compliment of drives will limit:
– the maximum operating temperature of the enclosure.
• Two Power Supply/Cooling modules: full power and cooling redundancy is
provided while a faulty module is replaced. Install the Power Supply/Cooling
modules in rear Bays 1 & 4. Refer to
• Three Power Supply/cooling Modules: full power and cooling redundancy with
high power drives is maintained while a faulty module is replaced. Install the
modules in bays 1, 2 and 4.
Table 2–2 for details of limitations
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