Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
System
Storage
EXP3000
and
instructions
for
replacing
components.
The
IBM
System
Storage
EXP3000
is
referred
to
in
this
Installation
Guide
as
EXP3000.
This
document
contains
information
about:
v
Setting
up
and
cabling
the
EXP3000
v
Starting
and
configuring
the
EXP3000
v
Replacing
components
v
Solving
problems
The
EXP3000
provides
high-capacity,
Serial
Attached
SCSI
(SAS)
disk
storage.
It
supports
up
to
12
SAS
hard
disk
drives.
It
delivers
fast,
high-volume
data
transfer,
retrieval,
and
storage
functions
across
multiple
drives.
The
EXP3000
is
designed
for
continuous,
reliable
service;
the
modular,
redundant
hard
disk
drives
and
power
supplies
(with
fans)
use
hot-swap
technology
for
easy
replacement
without
turning
off
the
EXP3000.
EXP3000
models
come
with
two
515-watt
ac
power
supplies,
one
ESM,
a
filler
panel
to
cover
the
empty
ESM
bay,
and
12
drive
filler
panels.
The
drive
filler
panels
are
replaced
with
hard
disk
drive
options.
If
firmware
and
documentation
updates
are
available,
you
can
download
them
from
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
EXP3000
might
have
features
that
are
not
described
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
unit,
and
the
documentation
might
be
updated
occasionally
to
include
information
about
those
features,
or
technical
updates
might
be
available
to
provide
additional
information
that
is
not
included
in
the
EXP3000
documentation.
To
check
for
updates,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Go
to
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/.
2.
On
the
“Support
for
System
Storage
and
TotalStorage
products”
page,
under
Select
your
product
,
in
the
Product
family
field,
select
Disk
storage
systems
.
3.
In
the
Product
field,
select
EXP3000
.
4.
Click
Go
.
5.
For
firmware
updates,
click
the
Download
tab.
Note:
Check
the
RAID
controller
management
software
for
the
firmware
version
installed
on
the
ESM.
6.
For
documentation
updates,
click
the
Install
and
use
tab.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
Procedures
for
locating
firmware
and
documentation
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
The
EXP3000
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
For
more
information
about
the
terms
of
your
warranty,
see
the
Warranty
and
Support
Information
document
on
the
IBM
Documentation
CD.
Record
information
about
the
EXP3000
in
Table
1
on
page
2.
You
will
need
this
information
if
you
need
to
call
for
service.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
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