IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 manual Cabling the storage server, Operating the storage server

Preparing the site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Preparing the rack cabinet	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	19
Installing the DS4100	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	20
Rack mounting template	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	20
Installing the support rails	. . . . . . . . . 22
Removing the CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Removing a RAID controller	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	25
Removing a power supply	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	26
Removing a fan	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	27
Removing a hard disk drive	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	28
Installing the DS4100 into a rack cabinet	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	28
Replacing the DS4100 CRUs	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	29
Replacing a RAID controller	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	30
Replacing a power supply	. . . . . . . . . 30
Replacing a fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing a hard disk drive	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	32
Setting the interface options	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	32
Fibre channel loop and ID settings	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	33
Server ID (enclosure ID) settings	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	33
Storage server speed settings	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	34
Configuring the storage subsystem	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	34
Storage subsystem management methods	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	34
Host-agent(in-band) management method. . . .	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	34
Direct (out-of-band) management method . . . .	. .	. .	. . .	.	.	35

Fibre channel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Fibre channel loop configurations	. . . . . . . . . .	.	36
Redundant host and drive loops	. . . . . . . . . .	.	37
Installing the storage subsystem configuration	. . . . . . . . . .	.	42
Chapter 3. Cabling the storage server . . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	.	45
Working with SFPs and fiber-optic cables . . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	.	45
Handling fiber-optic cables	. . . . . . . . . .	.	45

Installing SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Removing SFP modules	.	.	48
Installing fiber-optic cables	.	.	48
Using LC-LCfibre-channel cables	.	.	49
Connecting an LC-LC cable to an SFP module	.	.	50
Removing an LC-LCfibre-channel cable	.	.	51
Using LC-SCfibre-channel cable adapters	.	.	52
Connecting an LC-SC cable adapter to a device	.	.	53
Removing an LC-LC cable from an LC-SC cable adapter	.	.	54
Connecting hosts to the RAID controllers	.	.	55
Connecting hosts to a DS4100 base storage server	.	.	55
Connecting hosts to a DS4100 single-controller storage server . . . .	.	.	56
Connecting secondary interface cables	.	.	56
Connecting secondary interface cables to a DS4100 base storage server			57

Connecting secondary interface cables to a DS4100 single-controller storage server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Connecting expansion units (base storage server only) . . . . . . . . . . 57 DS4000 EXP100 loop redundancy (DS4100 base storage server only) . . . 59 Power cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Installing the DS4000 Storage Manager client	. . . . . .	. . . .	.	.	.	62
Chapter 4. Operating the storage server. .	. . . . . .	. . . .	.	.	.	65
Turning the storage server on and off . . .	. . . . . .	. . . .	.	.	.	65
Turning on the storage server	. . . . . .	. . . .	.	.	.	66

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