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Table

 

1.

 

Installation

 

Tasks

 

(continued)

 

Task

 

Detailed

 

Description

 

9

 

After

 

you

 

cable

 

the

 

DS4000

 

storage

 

expansion

 

enclosures,

 

if

 

there

 

are

 

EXP710

 

storage

 

expansion

 

enclosures

 

in

 

the

 

DS4500

 

configuration,

 

set

 

their

 

enclosure

 

IDs.

 

If

 

there

 

are

 

EXP810

 

storage

 

expansion

 

enclosures

 

in

 

the

 

DS4500

 

configuration,

 

you

 

do

 

not

 

need

 

to

 

set

 

their

 

enclosure

 

IDs

 

because

 

they

 

are

 

set

 

automatically

 

by

 

the

 

controller.

 

Chapter

 

3,

 

Storage

 

expansion

 

enclosure

 

settings

 

10

 

For

 

out-of-band

 

management:

 

Cable

 

the

 

DS4500

 

Ethernet

 

ports

 

to

 

either

 

the

 

management

 

workstation

 

or

 

to

 

the

 

hosts.

 

Chapter

 

3,

 

Connecting

 

secondary

 

interface

 

cables

 

For

 

in-band

 

management:

 

Cable

 

the

 

DS4500

 

host

 

channels

 

to

 

the

 

FC

 

HBAs

 

in

 

either

 

the

 

hosts

 

or

 

the

 

FC

 

switch

 

that

 

connects

 

to

 

the

 

host

 

FC

 

HBAs.

 

Chapter

 

3,

 

Connecting

 

hosts

 

to

 

the

 

DS4500

 

11

 

Connect

 

the

 

power

 

cables

 

for

 

the

 

DS4500

 

and

 

the

 

storage

 

expansion

 

enclosures

 

if

 

needed.

 

Chapter

 

3,

 

Cabling

 

the

 

power

 

supply

 

12

 

Power

 

on

 

the

 

attached

 

storage

 

expansion

 

enclosures

 

and

 

the

 

DS4500

 

storage

 

subsystem.

 

Chapter

 

4,

 

Turning

 

on

 

the

 

storage

 

subsystem

 

13

 

Review

 

the

 

controller

 

firmware

 

and

 

NVSRAM,

 

drive

 

enclosure

 

firmware,

 

ESM

 

firmware,

 

and

 

Storage

 

Manager

 

software

 

requirements

 

and

 

obtain

 

upgrades

 

if

 

necessary.

 

Chapter

 

1,

 

DS4500

 

hardware

 

and

 

software

 

compatibility

 

14

 

Install

 

the

 

DS4000

 

Storage

 

Manager

 

9.16

 

host

 

software

 

on

 

the

 

management

 

workstation

 

(for

 

out-of-band

 

management)

 

or

 

on

 

the

 

host

 

(for

 

in-band

 

management).

 

Use

 

the

 

DS4000

 

Storage

 

Manager

 

software

 

to

 

verify

 

the

 

configuration.

 

IBM

 

DS4000

 

Storage

 

Manager

 

9.16

 

Installation

 

and

 

Support

 

Guide

 

for

 

your

 

operating

 

system

 

15

 

Review

 

and

 

perform

 

the

 

DS4000

 

Health

 

Check

 

process.

 

Chapter

 

4,

 

Performing

 

the

 

DS4000

 

Health

 

Check

 

process

  

 

 

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Summary of Contents for TotalStorage DS4500

Page 1: ...ad All drives in the connected storage expansion enclosure s must contain no prior configuration data Table 1 Installation Tasks Task Detailed Description 1 Review the DS4500 installation recommendati...

Page 2: ...t FC HBAs Chapter 3 Connecting hosts to the DS4500 11 Connect the power cables for the DS4500 and the storage expansion enclosures if needed Chapter 3 Cabling the power supply 12 Power on the attached...

Page 3: ...Attention Remove SFP modules from any unused mini hub ports both host side and drive side on the DS4500 Storage Subsystem To avoid damage to your fibre optic cables v Do not route the cable along a f...

Page 4: ...closures in the rack cabinet before cabling the configuration OUT IN 2 Gb s 1 Gb s OUT IN 2 Gb s 1 Gb s OUT IN 2 Gb s 1 Gb s OUT IN 2 Gb s 1 Gb s OUT IN 2 Gb s 1 Gb s OUT IN 2 Gb s 1 Gb s OUT IN 2 Gb...

Page 5: ...cabling refer to the IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Fibre Channel Storage Subsystem Installation User s and Maintenance Guide Drive side fibre channel cabling The DS4500 Storage Subsystem supports up to two...

Page 6: ...y FAStT EXP500 storage expansion enclosures the DS4500 Storage Subsystem supports a maximum of 220 hard drives Important Ensure that the single digit x1 of the enclosure ID for every enclosure in a re...

Page 7: ...left ESM board of the second enclosure Connect the In port on the right ESM board of the first enclosure to the Out port on the right ESM board of the second enclosure If you want to connect addition...

Page 8: ...ng with the second storage expansion enclosure connect each additional storage expansion enclosure into drive loops A and B in the same manner Leave port 1A on the ESM B board on the last storage expa...

Page 9: ...cupied The EXP810 enclosure IDs will automatically set to give each enclosure in the drive loop a unique enclosure ID EXP810 ESM B ESM A EXP810 ESM B ESM A EXP810 ESM B ESM A EXP810 ESM B ESM A Port 1...

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