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 DX3000 and DX5000 Quick Start Guide

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Figure 7  DX3000/DX5000 
Chassis Mounting Holes

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Carefully slide the chassis into the rack.

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Secure the DX3000/DX5000 chassis to the rack with the 
following hardware (see 

figure 8

):

DX3000

 - two 10-32 x 1.25 in. (M5 x 32 metric also 

provided) black PHILLIPS screws on each side of the 
front of the chassis. Tighten to 5 in/lbs.

DX5000

 - two 10-32 x 1.25 in. (M5 x 32 metric also 

provided) black PHILLIPS screws on each side of the 
front of the chassis.

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The DX3000 weighs 38 lbs (17.24 kg) 

and the DX5000 weights 85 lbs (38.56 
kg) without hard drives. Two people are 
required to lift either unit.

Chassis mounting 
holes

Chassis mounting 
holes

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Figure 8  Securing the DX3000/
DX5000 Chassis to the Rack

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Install each of the hard drive sleds into the DX-Series 
storage array chassis. Ensure each drive is completely 
installed in the chassis with the drive handle in the 
closed position (see 

figure 9

 for DX3000 and 

figure 10

 

for DX5000).

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Use ESD procedures when handling the hard 

drives sleds (see “Taking ESD Precautions” on 
page 2). Place the ESD wrist strap on your 
wrist and connect the other end of the strap 
to the DX3000/DX5000 chassis.

DX3000 chassis

DX5000 chassis

10-32 in. (M5) 
screws

Clip nuts, installed in step 4

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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