IBM DS3500, Installation, User'S, And Maintenance Manual

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Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . 1-1
DS3500 storage subsystem overview . . . . . . 1-2
EXP3500 storage enclosure overview . . . . . . 1-3
Notices and statements in this document . . . . 1-3
Features and operating specifications . . . . . 1-4
Models and optional devices . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operating-system support . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Product updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Best practices guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
DS3500 storage subsystem and EXP3500 storage
enclosure components
. . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Disk drives and bezels . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Environmental service modules . . . . . . 1-11
AC power supply and fan units . . . . . . 1-12
DC power supply and fan units . . . . . . 1-12
Battery units . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Software and hardware compatibility and
upgrades
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Software and firmware support code upgrades 1-14
Determining firmware levels . . . . . . . 1-14
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Area requirements . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Temperature and humidity . . . . . . . 1-17
Electrical requirements . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Site wiring and power . . . . . . . . 1-19
Power recovery . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Power cords and receptacles . . . . . . 1-19
Heat output, airflow, and cooling . . . . . 1-20
Chapter 2. Installing the storage
subsystem and storage enclosure
. . 2-1
Installing the DS3500 storage subsystem . . . . 2-1
Inventory checklist. . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
DS3500 installation overview . . . . . . . 2-2
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 2-3
Preparing for installation . . . . . . . . 2-3
Required tools and hardware . . . . . . 2-4
Preparing the site . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Installing the DS3500 storage subsystem in a
rack.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Installing the EXP3500 storage enclosure . . . . 2-5
Inventory checklist. . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Installing the EXP3500 storage enclosure in a
rack.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Chapter 3. Cabling the storage
subsystem and storage enclosure
. . 3-1
Cabling the DS3500 storage subsystem . . . . . 3-1
Controller connectors (with Fibre Channel host
port adapters) .
. . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Controller connectors (with 1 Gbps iSCSI host
port adapters) .
. . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Controller connectors (with 10 Gbps iSCSI host
port adapters) .
. . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Controller connectors (with SAS host port
adapters) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Enclosure ID settings . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Working with SAS cables . . . . . . . . 3-3
Working with SFP modules and fiber optic
cables .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Handling fiber optic cables . . . . . . . 3-5
Installing SFP modules . . . . . . . . 3-6
Removing SFP modules . . . . . . . . 3-8
Using LC-LC Fibre Channel cables . . . . 3-9
Using LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapters 3-12
Cabling the EXP3500 storage enclosure . . . 3-15
ESM connectors . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Single-ESM configuration . . . . . . . 3-16
Dual-ESM configuration . . . . . . . 3-16
Connecting storage enclosures to the DS3500 3-19
Redundant drive channel pair . . . . . 3-20
Overview of steps to connect storage
enclosures to a storage subsystem .
. . . 3-20
DS3500 storage subsystem drive cabling
topologies .
. . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Adding a storage enclosure to a running
dual-controller configuration .
. . . . . 3-23
Upgrading a single-controller to a
dual-controller when there is no attached
EXP3500 enclosure .
. . . . . . . . . 3-24
Upgrading a single-controller to a
dual-controller when there is one or more
EXP3500 enclosures attached to the storage
subsystem .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Connecting secondary interface cables . . . . 3-25
Configuring the storage subsystem . . . . . 3-26
Storage subsystem management methods 3-26
Installing the storage subsystem
configuration .
. . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Connecting SAS hosts to the DS3500 . . . 3-28
Connecting Fibre Channel hosts to the
DS3500 .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Connecting iSCSI hosts to the DS3500 . . . 3-39
Overview of installing an IBM BladeCenter
configuration to connect to a DS3500 .
. . . 3-44
Installing the BladeCenter configuration 3-45
Connecting BladeCenter hosts to the DS3500 3-45
Cabling the DS3500 and EXP3500 ac power
supplies .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
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