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DANGER
Three people are required to lift the EXN1000 during installation. Do not
remove the disk drives or drive blank covers to reduce the weight.
Table 3. EXN1000 expansion unit installation process
Stage Procedure
Is the procedure
required?
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1
Install the N series
storage system in a
freestanding rack.
Only if the EXN1000
expansion unit
installation is part of a
new system
installation.
Hardware guide for
your N series storage
system, or the
Installation and Setup
Instructions that came
with your N series
storage system.
2 Install the EXN1000
expansion units in the
rack.
Attention: When
installing multiple
storage expansion units
that share a drive loop,
always install them
sequentially as they
will appear in the loop.
Yes, if the EXN1000
expansion unit is an
addition to your
existing system or if
your new system was
not shipped in a rack.
See the EXN1000
Installation and Setup
Instructions .
3 Connect the EXN1000
expansion unit to the N
series storage system.
Only in the following
scenarios:
v If the EXN1000
expansion unit
installation is part of
a new system
installation.
v
If the EXN1000
expansion unit is the
first in an additional
loop to your existing
system.
Chapter 2, “Connecting
an EXN1000 expansion
unit,” on page 13, or
the EXN1000
Installation and Setup
Instructions .
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