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AX100-Series - Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System with a Direct Connection to a NetWare Server
Before You Start
Before You Start
Before you start the installation procedure
❑
Review the
Supported Configurations
in the "Technical
descriptions" section on the AX100 website to confirm that the
following are supported:
❑
The server hardware that will access the storage system
❑
The operating system version running on the server hardware.
❑
Read the AX100 Release Notes, which are in the "Release Notes"
section on the AX100 support website.
❑
Complete the configuration planning worksheets in
Planning Your
AX100-Series Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration
. This
guide
is in the "Plan" section on the AX100 support website and
on the
AX100-Series Documentatio
n CD.
For a
new
storage system installation, you need
❑
An AX100SC or AX100 storage system and the power cord(s),
rails, and CDs that ship with it.
❑
For an AX100 storage system (dual-SP system), an
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) kit, including the power
cords, UPS sense (serial) cable, and mounting hardware.
❑
Standard ac power for each power supply in the storage system
from an independent ac source or a cabinet/rack power
distribution unit.
❑
The storage-system serial number located on a label on the back
of the chassis (see below).
HW
S
/N XXX 000NNNNNNNN
EMC
3
0
3
0
