Installation; Installation Checklist - Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Installation

Installation checklist

This chapter shows how to plan for and successfully install your enclosure system into an industry standard 19-inch
rack cabinet. Test File.
CAUTION: To install the system, use only the power cords supplied, or power cables that match the
specification quoted in
The following table outlines the steps required to install the enclosures, and initially configure and provision the
storage system. To ensure successful installation, perform the tasks in the order presented.
Table 9 Installation checklist
Step Task
1 Unpack the enclosure
2 Install the controller enclosure and optional
drive enclosures in the rack.
3 5U84 enclosure only: populate drawers with
disks (DDIC–disk in drive carrier)
2U enclosures ship with disks installed.
4 Connect the controller enclosure and
optional expansion enclosures.
5 Connect power cords.
6 Test enclosure connectivity.
7 Install required host software.
8 Connect hosts.
9 Connect remote management hosts.
10 Obtain IP values and set network port IP
properties on the controller enclosure.
11 For CNC models, verify the host interface
protocol setting (not necessary for SAS
models).
12 Perform initial configuration tasks:
• Sign-in to the web-browser interface to
access the application GUI.
•
Verify firmware revisions and update if
necessary.
• Initially configure and provision the
system using the SMC.
1-The environment in which the enclosure operates must be dust-free to ensure adequate airflow.
2-For more information about hosts, see the About hosts topic in the Storage Manager Guide.
"AC power cords" (page
1
2
3
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Where to find procedure
See "Unpacking the enclosure" (page
See "Required tools" (page
See "Requirements for rackmount installation" (page
See "Installing the 2U enclosure" (page
See "Installing the 5U enclosure" (page
See "FDE considerations" (page
See "Accessing drawers" (page
See "Populating drawers with DDICs" (page
See "Installing a DDIC" (page
See "Connecting the controller enclosure and optional
expansion enclosures" (page 66)
See "Power cord connection" (page
See "Testing enclosure connections" (page
See "Host system requirements" (page
See "Host system requirements" (page
See "Connecting a management host on the network"
(page 79).
See "New user setup" (page
For USB CLI port and cable see
See "CNC technology" (page
setting the host interface protocol for qualified SFP options.
See "Change the CNC port mode" (page
Topics below correspond to bullets at left:
See the "Getting Started" chapter in Storage Manager Guide.
See "Updating firmware" (page
in the Storage Manager Guide.
See the topics about configuring the system and provisioning
the system in the Storage Manager Guide.
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USB device connection.
73), The CNC IOMs allow for
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79). Also see the same topic

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