IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Turbo, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Chapter 1. Introduction
IBM TotalStorage DS4000 storage solutions support the large and growing data
storage requirements of business-critical applications. These scalable IBM DS4000
solutions offer you data access and protection to meet your existing enterprise
storage requirements and prepare for the future.
Fibre channel is a new technology, similar to a high-speed network, that you can
use to connect large amounts of disk storage to a server or cluster of servers. Fibre
Channel technology supports increased performance, scalability, availability, and
distance for attaching storage subsystems to network servers. The storage server
provides for the attachment of Fibre Channel disk drives to give superior
performance and redundancy.
Fibre channel technology supports applications that require large amounts of disk
storage that is shared by two or more servers. With fibre channel, you can see a
higher throughput rate over longer distances than is possible with Small Computer
System Interface (SCSI) or with serial storage architecture (SSA) technology.
This document describes how to install and configure the following types of IBM
TotalStorage DS4300 storage servers:
v “DS4300 Model 6LU/6LX” on page 2
v
“DS4300 Model 60U/60X” on page 3
v “DS4300 Turbo Model 60U/60X” on page 3
After you review the introductory information that is provided in this chapter, go to
Chapter 2, “Installing and configuring the storage server,” on page 15 to begin the
installation process.
Note: The figures used in this document are for illustrative purposes only. In some
cases, the actual device might look different from the figure.
This applies particularly in cases where the DS4300 single-controller storage
server (Model 6LU/6LX) differs from the DS4300 dual-controller storage
server (Model 60U/60X).
Product updates
Important
In order to keep your system up to date with the latest firmware and other
product updates, use the information below to register and use the My
support web site.
Download the latest versions of the DS4000 Storage Manager host software,
DS4000 storage server controller firmware, DS4000 drive expansion enclosure ESM
firmware, and drive firmware at the time of the initial installation and when product
updates become available.
To be notified of important product updates, you must first register at the IBM
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Support and Download Web site:
www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/index.html
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