IBM
TotalStorage
DS300
and
DS400
Quick
Installation
Guide
Before
using
this
information
and
the
product
it
supports,
read
the
“IBM
Statement
of
Limited
Warranty”
in
the
IBM
Machine
Types
1700
and
1701
Warranty
and
Support
Information
document
on
the
IBM
®
Documentation
CD.
Obtaining
the
documentation
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
All
IBM
TotalStorage
®
documentation
that
is
referred
to
in
this
Quick
Installation
Guide
is
on
the
IBM
Documentation
CD
that
comes
with
the
storage
subsystem.
The
storage
subsystem
might
have
features
that
are
not
described
in
the
documentation
that
you
received
with
the
unit.
The
documentation
might
be
updated
occasionally
to
include
information
about
those
features,
or
technical
updates
might
be
available
to
provide
additional
information
that
is
not
included
in
the
storage
subsystem
documentation.
These
updates
are
available
from
the
IBM
Web
site.
To
check
for
updated
documentation
and
technical
updates,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/.
2.
On
the
“Support
for
TotalStorage
products”
page,
under
Select
your
product
,
in
the
Product
family
field,
select
Disk
storage
systems
.
3.
In
the
Product
field,
select
DS300
Disk
System
or
DS400
Disk
System
.
4.
Click
Go
.
5.
Under
Technical
resources
,
select
Documentation
.
Before
you
begin,
you
should
have
a
plan
for
how
you
want
to
install
this
storage
subsystem
into
a
storage
network.
This
plan
should
allow
for
the
data
servers,
management
station,
host
bus
adapters,
switches,
and
other
equipment.
See
Chapter
2
(for
TotalStorage
DS300)
or
Chapter
5
(for
TotalStorage
DS400)
in
the
IBM
TotalStorage
DS300
and
DS400
Hardware
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
for
more
information.
Installing
the
hardware
To
install
the
hardware,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Remove
all
packing
materials.
2.
Install
the
rails
and
the
DS300
or
DS400
storage
subsystem
into
a
standard
EIA
19-inch
rack
(see
the
printed
Rack
Installation
Instructions
document
that
comes
with
the
storage
subsystem
for
instructions).
3.
Install
the
front
bezel
on
the
DS300
or
DS400
storage
subsystem
(see
Chapter
10
of
the
Hardware
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
for
instructions).
4.
Install
hard
disk
drives
in
the
DS300
or
DS400
storage
subsystem
(see
Chapter
10
of
the
Hardware
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
for
instructions).
5.
Connect
the
power
cables
that
come
with
the
DS300
or
DS400
storage
subsystem
to
the
power
distribution
unit
(see
“Power
cabling”
in
Chapter
9
of
the
Hardware
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
for
instructions).
6.
Install
the
small-form-factor
pluggable
(SFP)
modules
and
connect
the
Ethernet
and
Fibre
Channel
cables.
For
instructions,
see
Chapter
3
(for
DS300)
or
Chapter
7
(for
DS400)
of
the
Hardware
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
.
