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DX3000 and DX5000

Quick Start Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction .......................................1

Notational Conventions .................1

Choosing a Location ..........................2

Rack Space Requirements...............2
Environmental Conditions .............2

Preparing for the Installation ...........2

Providing Necessary Tools ..............2
Taking ESD Precautions ..................2

Unpacking the DX3000/DX5000.........2
Installing the DX3000/DX5000 System3

Locating the Mounting Position ....3
Installing the DX3000/DX5000 
Chassis .............................................4

Cabling the DX3000/DX5000..............7

Cabling a DX3000 System...............7
Cabling a DX5000 System...............8

Initial Configuration ..........................8

Introduction

0

This quick start guides provides basic installation and configuration instructions for 
both the DX3000 and DX5000 systems (see 

figure 1

). For more information, see 

the 

Quantum DX3000 and DX5000 User’s Guide

 on the documentation CD 

provided with your DX3000 or DX5000 system.

Notational Conventions

0

This instruction uses the following conventions:

Figure 1  PX3000 and DX5000

N

OTE

:

Notes emphasize important information related to the main topic.

C

AUTION

:

Cautions indicate potential hazards to equipment and are included 

to prevent damage to equipment.

W

ARNING

:

Warnings indicate potential hazards to personal safety and are 

included to prevent injury

.

Summary of Contents for DX3000

Page 1: ...tial Configuration 8 Introduction 0 This quick start guides provides basic installation and configuration instructions for both the DX3000 and DX5000 systems see figure 1 For more information see the...

Page 2: ...81493 Preparing for the Installation 0 Before you begin the installation procedure in this section make the following preparations as described in this section Providing Necessary Tools Taking ESD Pr...

Page 3: ...am Foam Quick start Cables Hard drive sleds Rail kit Antistatic bag Lift point Figure 3 Unpacking the DX5000 Installing the DX3000 DX5000 System 0 Installing the DX3000 5000 in a rack consists of the...

Page 4: ...f mounting hardware on the rack rails Ensure that any necessary mounting hardware is installed on the rack rails prior to installing the chassis Clip nut Installing the DX3000 DX5000 Chassis 0 1 Assem...

Page 5: ...short brackets pre installed DX5000 Adjustment screws adjusts to the depth of your rack DX5000 Front mounting bracket preset Ensure the screws are in the correct position DX5000 rack rails DX3000 rac...

Page 6: ...lbs 38 56 kg without hard drives Two people are required to lift either unit Chassis mounting holes Chassis mounting holes DX5000 support bracket DX3000 support bracket Figure 8 Securing the DX3000 DX...

Page 7: ...ive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4 Drive 5 Drive 6 Drive 7 Drive 8 Drive 9 Drive 10 Drive 11 Array controller 2 Array controller 1 Drive 0 Drive 1 Drive 4 Drive 6 Drive 7 Drive 5 Figure 10 Installing the Disk Driv...

Page 8: ...pply cables Ethernet ports Fibre Channel ports optional Optyon cards 1 2 Configuring the DX3000 DX5000 consists of the following major steps Accept the License Agreement Complete the User Registration...

Page 9: ...see figure 16 NOTE If you do not accept the license agreement the DX3000 DX5000 will not function Figure 16 User Registration 5 The registration information is sent to Quantum to allow the system to...

Page 10: ...of 255 255 255 0 The default IP address for port 2 is 10 0 1 0 with a netmask of 255 255 0 0 NOTE Refer to the Quantum DX3000 and DX5000 User s Guide PN 81 81493 for additional network configuration...

Page 11: ...Drives 11 Select the volume s either All Volumes or Volume Name where the tape cartridges will be created 12 Create cartridges by either quantity or capacity If you select By quantity you can create b...

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