IBM SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8, Hardware Installation Manual

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Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Safety and environmental notices . . . ix
General safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Inspecting the SAN Volume Controller for unsafe
conditions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
External device check . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Internal device checks . . . . . . . . . xiv
Checking the grounding of SAN Volume Controller,
the uninterruptible power supply, and the
redundant ac-power switch .
. . . . . . . . xv
Inspecting the uninterruptible power supply for
unsafe conditions .
. . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Uninterruptible power-supply requirements . . . xvii
Emergency power-off shutdown . . . . . . . xvii
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . xviii
Environmental notices and statements . . . . . xviii
Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . xviii
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . xix
Who should use this guide . . . . . . . . . xix
Summary of changes for GC27-3923-01, SAN
Volume Controller Model 2145-CG8 Hardware
Installation Guide .
. . . . . . . . . . . xix
Summary of changes for GC27-3923-02, SAN
Volume Controller Model 2145-CG8 Hardware
Installation Guide .
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Emphasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
SAN Volume Controller library and related
publications .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
How to order IBM publications . . . . . . . xxiii
Sending your comments . . . . . . . . . xxiv
SAN Volume Controller initial
installation overview . . . . . . . . xxv
Chapter 1. SAN Volume Controller
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SAN Volume Controller operating environment. . . 1
Redundant ac-power switch . . . . . . . . . 2
Cabling of redundant ac-power switch (example) 2
Uninterruptible power supply . . . . . . . . 4
2145 UPS-1U . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2145 UPS-1U configuration . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2. Installing the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-CG8 hardware . . . . . 7
Preparing for the hardware installation . . . . . 7
Optionally installing the redundant ac-power switch 12
Attaching the mounting plates to the redundant
ac-power switch .
. . . . . . . . . . . 12
Labeling the cables . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the input-power cables to the
redundant ac-power switch .
. . . . . . . 13
Installing the redundant ac-power switch in the
rack .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the redundant ac-power switch to the
site power .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Testing the redundant ac-power switch . . . . 16
Installing the 2145 UPS-1U . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the support rails for the 2145 UPS-1U 17
Installing the 2145 UPS-1U in the rack . . . . 20
Installing the 2145 UPS-1U cable-retention
bracket .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 . . 25
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing the support rails for the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-CG8
. . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing the cable-management arm for the SAN
Volume Controller 2145-CG8
. . . . . . . 29
Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8
in a rack .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 to
the 2145 UPS-1U.
. . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8
cable-retention brackets .
. . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 to
the SAN and to the Ethernet network
. . . . . 38
Verifying the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8
installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Appendix A. Accessibility . . . . . . 45
Appendix B. SAN Volume Controller
physical installation planning . . . . . 47
SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 environment
requirements .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Redundant ac-power environment requirements . . 49
Uninterruptible power-supply environment
requirements .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2145 UPS-1U environment . . . . . . . . 50
Power cables for the 2145 UPS-1U . . . . . . 51
Appendix C. SAN Volume Controller
hardware controls, indicators, and
connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 controls and
indicators .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Node status LED . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front-panel display . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Navigation buttons . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8
operator-information panel .
. . . . . . . 54
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