Contents
Figures
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Tables
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Safety
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Overview
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Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and operating specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Models and optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating-system support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Best practices guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Storage subsystem components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Disk drives and bezels
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Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Power supply and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Battery units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software and hardware compatibility and upgrades
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Software and firmware support code upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Determining firmware levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Area requirements
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Temperature and humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Electrical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Site wiring and power
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AC power recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power cords and receptacles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Heat output, airflow, and cooling
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Chapter 2. Installing the storage subsystem
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Inventory checklist
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Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Preparing for installation
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Required tools and hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Preparing the site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing the DS3300 in a rack cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3. Cabling the storage subsystem
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iSCSI controller connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Enclosure ID settings
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Ethernet cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Working with SAS cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting storage expansion enclosures to the DS3300 . . . . . . . . . 25
Redundant drive channel pair
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Overview of steps to connect storage expansion enclosures to a storage
subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DS3300 storage subsystem drive cabling topologies . . . . . . . . . . 27
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