Getting Started - IBM TotalStorage DS300 Hardware Installation And User's Manual

Getting started

Use the following list to prepare a storage subsystem for installation:
1. Prepare the site to meet all area, environmental, power, and site requirements.
2. Move the storage subsystem and its rack cabinet to the site.
3. Remove the storage subsystem from its shipping container and check the
4. Assemble the tools and equipment that you will need for installation. These
5. Install the storage subsystem in the rack. Rack mounting instructions and a
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IBM TotalStorage DS300 and DS400: Hardware Installation and User's Guide
For more information, see "Specifications" on page 3.
contents (for a list of items, see "Inventory checklist" on page 4). If any items
are missing, contact your IBM reseller before proceeding.
might include:
v Power cords (come with the storage subsystem)
v Screwdrivers (various sizes)
v Antistatic protection (such as a grounding wrist strap)
v Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) modules
v Fibre Channel and Ethernet interface cables and cable straps
v Rack-mounting hardware (comes with the storage subsystem)
v IBM ServeRAID Manager software to configure the storage subsystem
(comes with the storage subsystem on the IBM ServeRAID 7.20 Application
CD)
template for aligning the holes in the rails and the rack come with the storage
subsystem.