IBM FlashSystem 810, Installing Instructions

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Contents
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Installing the IBM FlashSystem 810 . . . 1
Unpacking the system . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing the system in a rack . . . . . . . . 2
Determining the location . . . . . . . . . 2
Marking the location. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the inner glides to the system . . . . 3
Attaching the mounting rails to the rack and
installing the system onto the rails .
. . . . . 3
Cabling the system . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting the Fibre Channel port or InfiniBand
ports .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting the system to a management network 4
Connecting power to the system . . . . . . . 4
Front panel display overview . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuring the management controller port using
the front panel display .
. . . . . . . . . . 7
Configuring a static IP address . . . . . . . 8
Configuring DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting to the web management interface . . . 9
Acquiring the system IP address. . . . . . . 9
Accessing the web interface . . . . . . . . 9
Reformatting uninitialized flashcards . . . . . . 9
Configuring the controllers . . . . . . . . . 10
Creating and configuring LUNs . . . . . . . 10
Creating LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Configuring access policies for the LUNs . . . 11
Setting the system date and time . . . . . . . 11
Setting up the call home function . . . . . . . 11
Configuring the mail service. . . . . . . . 12
Configuring the support contact information . . 13
Verifying and updating the firmware and software 13
Reformatting uninitialized flashcards . . . . . . 13
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . 16
Class A Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Class B Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Terms and conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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