Preparing The Site; Preparing The Rack Cabinet - IBM TotalStorage DS4100 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

3. Remove the DS4100 from its shipping container and check the contents (see
4. Assemble the tools and equipment that you will need for installation. These
5. Continue with "Preparing the site."

Preparing the site

This section lists the floor space requirements and weight information for the
DS4100. For information on interface cables and connections, see Chapter 3,
"Cabling the storage server," on page 45.
Floor space: The floor area at the installation site must provide the following
conditions:
v Enough stability to support the weight of the fully configured DS4100 and
v Sufficient space to install the DS4100
Weight: The DS4100 total weight depends on the number of DS4000 1.5 Gbps
SATA hard disk drives that are installed. A fully configured DS4100 with two fans,
two power supplies, two RAID controllers, and up to 14 SATA hard disk drives
installed weighs 40.8 kg (85.7 lbs).
Continue with "Preparing the rack cabinet."

Preparing the rack cabinet

Important: Before you install the DS4100 in a rack cabinet, keep in mind the
following considerations:
v Review the documentation that comes with your rack cabinet for safety and
v Install the DS4100 in a recommended 22° C (72° F) environment.
v To ensure proper airflow, do not block the air vents; 15 cm (6 in.) of air space is
v To ensure rack stability, load the rack cabinet starting at the bottom.
v If you install multiple components in the rack cabinet, do not overload the power
CAUTION:
Use safe practices when lifting.
"Inventory checklist" on page 5). If any items are missing, contact your IBM
reseller before proceeding.
might include:
v The power cords that are shipped with the DS4100
v Number 2 Phillips and medium flat-blade screwdrivers
v Antistatic protection (such as a grounding wrist strap)
v Fibre channel and Ethernet interface cables and cable straps
v SFP modules
v The rack-mounting hardware that ships with the DS4100
v The DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9.10 Support CD, which includes the
IBM DS4000 Storage Manager 9.1 software and DS4000 storage server
controller firmware 05.42.xx.xx. You use this software to configure the storage
subsystems. For the latest controller firmware, check the IBM support web
site for DS4000 storage products.
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/
associated systems
cabling considerations.
sufficient.
outlets.
Chapter 2. Installing the storage server
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