NetApp NearStore R100, Hardware And Service Manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents iii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Safety Information (Sicherheitshinweise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Chapter 1 Preparing for the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Required tools, equipment, and documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
R100 component and environmental parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
R100 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
R100 disk shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation rules and restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2 Installing an R100 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing an R100 disk shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Before you begin your installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing an R100 disk shelf using two-post mounting brackets . . . . 15
Installing an R100 disk shelf using the four-post rail kit . . . . . . . . 19
Installing an R100 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3 Connecting an R100 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting an R100 disk shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting a disk shelf using a dual-port SCSI adapter . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting a disk shelf using a single-port SCSI adapter . . . . . . . . 29
Securing the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting an R100 chassis to third-party devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting the chassis to a third-party SCSI tape backup device . . . . 34
Connecting the chassis to a third-party Fibre Channel switch . . . . . . 36
Connecting an R100 chassis to an Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Types of Ethernet networks supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting to an Ethernet port using copper cabling . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting to a 1000Base-SX fiber port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43