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Chapter 2. Installing and configuring the storage server
This chapter contains information about how to prepare, install, and configure the
storage subsystem.
Getting started
Use the following list to prepare a storage server for installation:
1. Prepare the site to meet all area, environmental, power, and site requirements.
2. Move the storage server and its rack cabinet to the site.
3. Remove the storage server from its shipping container and check the contents
4. Assemble the tools and equipment that you will need for installation. These
Rack mounting instructions and a template for aligning the holes in the rails and the
rack come with the storage server. If you have misplaced these items, see "Rack
mounting template and instructions."
After you install the storage server in the rack and configure the storage server, go
to Chapter 3, "Cabling the storage server," on page 33.
Rack mounting template and instructions
A rack mounting template and instructions come with the storage server. If you have
misplaced these items, use the following template and instructions.
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For more information, see "Operating specifications" on page 12.
(for a list of items, see "Inventory checklist" on page 4.) If any items are
missing, contact your IBM reseller before you proceed.
might include:
v Power cords (come with the storage server)
v Screwdrivers (medium flat-blade and #2 Phillips)
v Antistatic protection (such as a grounding wrist strap)
v SFPs
v Fibre Channel and Ethernet interface cables and cable straps
v Rack-mounting hardware (comes with the storage server)
v Storage-management software to configure the storage subsystems (comes
with the storage server on the IBM TotalStorage FAStT Storage Manager 8.3
installation CD.)
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