IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 manual Contents

Contents

Safety	. .	. . . . .	. .	.		. iii
Figures	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	.	xiii
Tables	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	.	xv
About this document	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	.	xvii
FAStT product renaming	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xvii
Who should read this document	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xvii
How this document is organized	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xviii
Notices and statements used in this document . .	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xviii
Figures used in this document	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xix
DS4000 installation process overview	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xix
DS4000 Storage Server publications	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xx
DS4500 storage server library	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xx
DS4400 storage server library	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xxii
DS4300 storage server library	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xxiii
DS4100 storage server library	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	. xxiii
DS4000-related hardware publications . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . xxv
DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9 publications . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Getting information, help, and service	. .	. . . . .	. .	. xxvii
Before you call	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	xxvii
Using the documentation	. .	. . . . .	. .	.	xxvii

Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

Software service and support	.	.	. . .	. .	. . .	.	xxviii
Hardware service and support	.	.	. . .	. .	. . .	.	xxviii
Fire suppression systems	.	.	. . .	. .	. . .	.	xxviii

How to send your comments	. . . . . . . . xxix
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview	. . . . . .	.	.	.	1
About the DS4100 base storage server	. . . . . .	.	.	.	1
About the DS4100 single-controller storage server . .	. . . . . .	.	.	.	2
Fibre channel defined	. . . . . .	.	.	.	3
SATA defined	. . . . . .	.	.	.	3

Product updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Clustering support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Inventory checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Best practices guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Storage server components	. . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	7
Hot-swap drive bays	. . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	8
Front controls and indicators . . . .	. . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	8

Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Interface ports and switches	. .	. .	. . . . . .	.	11
Storage server operating environment	. .	. .	. . . . . .	.	13
DS4100 specifications	. .	. .	. . . . . .	.	14
Heat output, airflow, and cooling	. .	. .	. . . . . .	.	15
Chapter 2. Installing the storage server . . . .	. .	. .	. . . . . .	.	17

Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Handling static-sensitive devices . .	. .	. . . .	.	.	. . .	.	.	. .	.	18
Preparing for installation	. .	. . . .	.	.	. . .	.	.	. .	.	18

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