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Chapter 2. Installation
This chapter provides information about installing and cabling the EXP3000.
Inventory checklist
After you unpack the EXP3000, verify that you have the following items:
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Hardware:
– IBM System Storage EXP3000
– Two rack jumper power cords
– One sheet of EXP3000 ID labels (0-9)
– Two front bezels (left and right)
– One rack installation hardware kit:
- Two rails (right and left assembly)
- Eight M5 screws
- Six M5 washers
- Two M4 pan-head screws
- Eight spacers
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Printed publications:
– IBM System Storage EXP3000 Quick Start Guide
– Rack Installation Instructions
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Online publications:
– IBM System Storage EXP3000 Installation and User’s Guide
– IBM Systems Safety Notices
All publications are available on the IBM Documentation CD or from the IBM
Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/.
Rack installation
You can install the EXP3000 in an Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 310
standard rack cabinet. For complete rack installation instructions, see the Rack
Installation Instructions document that comes with the EXP3000.
Installing hot-swap hard disk drives
The EXP3000 supports up to 12 IBM SAS hard disk drives. These IBM drives come
preassembled in a drive tray, ready for installation. (Do not detach the drive from
the tray.) Be sure to record the location information for each drive in Table 2 on
page 2.
The EXP3000 comes with filler panels in the drive bays. Before installing a new
hard disk drive, remove the filler panel and save it for future use. Each of the 12
bays must contain either a filler panel or a hard disk drive.
To install a hard disk drive in the EXP3000, complete the following steps. You can
install drives while the EXP3000 is turned on.
1. Read the instructions that come with the hard disk drive.
2. Read the safety information on page iii and “Installation guidelines” on page 21.
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