Installing Enclosures
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This chapter provides information on installing the EF4024 controller enclosure and
expansion enclosures.
2.1
Installation Checklist
Table 1
outlines the steps required to install the enclosures, and initially configure and
provision the storage system. To ensure successful installation, perform the tasks in the
order presented.
Additional installation notes:
• Controller modules within the same enclosure must be of the same type
• For optimal performance, do not mix 6 Gb and 3 Gb disk drives within the same
enclosure
Table 1. Installation Checklist
Step
Task
Where to find procedure
1.
Install the controller enclosure and
optional expansion enclosures in the
rack
Rackmount bracket kit installation
instructions pertaining to your
enclosure.
2.
Connect controller enclosure and
optional expansion enclosures
Section
2.2, Connecting the Enclosures
3.
Connect power cords and power up the
system
Section
2.3, Powering On and Powering
Off
4.
Install required host software
Section
3.1, Host System Requirements
5.
Connect hosts
1
1. For more about hosts, refer to the
EF4024 RAIDar User Guide
(About hosts)
Section
3.2, Connecting Enclosures to
Hosts
6.
Connect remote management hosts
1
Section
3.3, Connecting a Management
Host on the Network
7.
Obtain IP values and set network port IP
properties on the controller enclosure
Section
3.5, Configuring Network
Interfaces
8.
Perform initial configuration tasks
2
:
a) Sign-in to the web-browser interface
(RAIDar) to access the application
GUI
b) Verify firmware revisions and update
if necessary
c) Initially configure and provision the
system using RAIDar
2. Also see Section
4.1
a)
EF4024 RAIDar User Guide
, Getting
Started
b) Section
3.4, Updating firmware
. Also
see same topic in the
EF4024
RAIDar User Guide
c)
EF4024 RAIDar User Guide,
Configuring the System and
Provisioning the System
