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 DX3000 and DX5000 Quick Start Guide

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Figure 9  Installing the Disk 
Drives in the DX3000 Chassis

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The hard drives must be installed in the 

proper sequence since RAID sets have already 
been established at the factory. Refer to the 
label on the bottom of the drive sled for the 
drive number. The hard drive numbering 
starts in the lower left-hand drive bay and 
then moves to the right.

DX3000 

DX5000 

Drive 0

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

Drive 5

Drive 6

Drive 7

Drive 0

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

Drive 5

Drive 6

Drive 7

Drive 8

Drive 9

Drive 10

Drive 11

Drive 0

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

Drive 5

Drive 6

Drive 7

Drive 8

Drive 9

Drive 10

Drive 11

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Figure 10  Installing the Disk 
Drives in the DX5000 Chassis

The DX3000/DX5000 chassis is now installed in the rack.

Cabling the DX3000/DX5000

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The cabling instructions differ depending on the system 
installed. Refer to the following sections for either the 
DX3000 or DX5000 system:

Cabling a DX3000 System

Cabling a DX5000 System

Cabling a DX3000 System

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Connect the following cables to the back of the DX3000 
system (see 

figure 11

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Connect a power cable to each power supply

Connect an Ethernet cable to port ETH1

Fibre Channel cable (optional)

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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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