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Chapter 2. Installation
This chapter provides information about installing and cabling the EXP3000. The
EXP3000 connects to a RAID controller in a server or in another supported device
such as an IBM System Storage DS3200 or DS3400. See http://www.ibm.com/
servers/storage/disk/exp3000/index.html for an interoperability matrix that lists
supported RAID controllers to which the EXP3000 can connect.
Inventory checklist
After you unpack the EXP3000, make sure that you have the following items:
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Hardware:
– IBM System Storage EXP3000
– Two rack jumper power cords
– One sheet of ID labels
– Two front bezels (left and right)
– One rack installation hardware kit:
- Two rails (right and left assembly)
- Eight M5 screws
- Six M5 washers
- Two M4 pan-head screws
- Eight spacers
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Printed documents:
– IBM System Storage EXP3000 Quick Start Guide
– Rack Installation Instructions
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Online documents:
– IBM System Storage EXP3000 Installation and User’s Guide
– IBM Systems Safety Notices
All documents are available on the IBM Documentation CD or from the IBM support
Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/.
Installing the EXP3000 in a rack
You can install the EXP3000 in an Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 310
standard rack cabinet. For complete rack installation instructions, see the Rack
Installation Instructions document that comes with the EXP3000.
Installing hot-swap hard disk drives
The EXP3000 supports up to 12 IBM SAS or SATA hard disk drives. See
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/exp3000/index.html for an interoperability
matrix that lists supported hard disk drives for the RAID controller to which the
EXP3000 can connect.
Each drive comes preinstalled in a drive tray, ready for installation in the EXP3000.
(Do not detach the drive from the tray.) Be sure to record the location information
for each drive in Table 2 on page 3.
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