Packard Bell 5800, ST8000 manual Installation, Setup

2 Installation

Setup

The installation of your DEU disk array subsystem is essentially a three-step process: the subsystem is setup and its components installed, the cabling is completed based on the supported configurations, and the array is then configured.

The DEU is designed with an open architecture that allows for many possible combinations of cabling schemes. Due to the inherent limitations of sampling all of the possible configurations, we will provide a few of the most typical cabling schemes and implementation of the configuration modules.

Additional configurations are available through the use of Ultra Extender or Differential Converter Option cards. Refer to Appendix D for information specific to each card and configuration.

This chapter is divided into two sections: Setup and Cabling Configuration. The Setup section provides the instructions for assembling the rack-mount subsystem, and installing the hardware components (controllers, disk drives, power supplies, etc.,) for both rack-mount and deskside tower-based subsystems.

The Cabling Configuration section contains samples of cabling schemes and configuration modules. If your desired configuration is not shown in the samples, refer to the example most similar and follow the cabling topology schemes expanding the example to fit your needs.

When configuring the array, refer to the Ultra S2S RAID Controller User’s Guide provided with your controller.

If you are setting up a rack-mount subsystem continue with “Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly” described later in this guide, otherwise skip to “Component Installation” also described later in this guide.

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