How This Document Is Organized; Notices And Statements Used In This Document - IBM TotalStorage DS4100 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

How this document is organized

Chapter 1, "Introduction," on page 1 describes the IBM TotalStorage DS4100
storage server. This chapter includes an inventory checklist and an overview of the
storage server features, operating specifications, and components.
Chapter 2, "Installing the storage server," on page 17 contains instructions for
installing the storage server in a standard rack cabinet and setting the interface
options.
Chapter 3, "Cabling the storage server," on page 45 contains fibre channel and
power cabling information for the storage server.
Chapter 4, "Operating the storage server," on page 65 contains instructions for
power the storage server on or off during either normal or emergency situations. It
also contains information on how to check the LEDs on the front and back of the
storage server.
Chapter 5, "Installing and replacing components," on page 79 contains step-by-step
instructions for how to install or remove customer replaceable units (CRUs), such
as hard disk drives, power supplies, RAID controllers, and fan units.
Chapter 6, "Hardware maintenance," on page 111 contains problems, symptoms,
and error messages that are specific to your storage server.
Appendix A, "Records," on page 119 provides a table that you can use to record
and update important information about your DS4100, including serial number and
device records. Whenever you add options to your DS4100, be sure to update the
information in this table.
Appendix B, "Rack mounting template," on page 121 provides the rack mounting
templates for installation of the DS4100. If you want to tear out the templates from
the document for use during installation, use these copies of the templates.
Appendix C, "Power cords," on page 125 lists power cord information for the
DS4100.

Notices and statements used in this document

The caution and danger statements used in this document also appear in the
multilingual Safety Information document provided with your IBM DS4100. Each
caution and danger statement is numbered for easy reference to the corresponding
statements in the safety document.
The following types of notices and statements are used in this document:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
v Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
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inconvenient or problem situations.
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage could occur.
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.