IBM DS3200 Storage Subsystem manual Contents

Contents

Figures	.	vii
Tables	.	ix
Safety	.	xi
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview	.	1
Notices and statements in this document	.	3
Features and operating specifications	.	4
Models and optional devices	.	5

Operating-system support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Best practices guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Storage subsystem components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Disk drives and bezels	. . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	.	.	.	7
Controllers	. . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	.	.	.	9
Power supply and fans .	. . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	.	.	.	.	10

Battery units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Software and hardware compatibility and upgrades	. . . . .	.	.	.	. .	.	11
Software and firmware support code upgrades .	. . . . .	.	.	.	. .	.	12

Determining firmware levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Specifications . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								.	.	.	13
Area requirements	.	. . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	.	.	.	. . . . 13
Dimensions . . .		. . . . . . .	. . . . . .	.	.	.	.	. . . . 13
Weight . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								.	.	.	13

Temperature and humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Electrical requirements	. . . . .	. . .	.	14
Site wiring and power	. . . . . . . . . 14
AC power recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power cords and receptacles	. . . . .	. . .	.	15
Heat output, airflow, and cooling	. . . . .	. . .	.	15
Chapter 2. Installing the storage subsystem . . . .	. . . . .	. . .	.	17
Inventory checklist	. . . . .	. . .	.	17

Installation overview	. . . .	. . .	.	. . . .	.	18
Handling static-sensitive devices	. . . .	. . .	.	. . . .	.	19

Preparing for installation	.	20
Required tools and hardware	.	20

Preparing the site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Installing the DS3200 in a rack cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 3. Cabling the storage subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 SAS controller connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Enclosure ID settings	.	.	.	.	24
Working with SAS cables	.	.	.	.	24
Connecting storage expansion enclosures to the DS3200	.	.	.	.	26
Redundant drive channel pair	.	.	.	.	27

Overview of steps to connect storage expansion enclosures to a storage subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

DS3200 storage subsystem drive cabling topologies . . . . . . . . . . 28 One single-controller DS3200 and one or more storage expansion

enclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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