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DS4000 Storage Subsystem installation tasks - General overview
Table 2 provides a sequential list of many installation and configuration tasks that
are common to most DS4000 configurations. When you install and configure your
DS4000 storage subsystem, refer to this table to find the documentation that
explains how to complete each task.
See
also: The DS4000 Storage Server and Storage Expansion Enclosure Quick
Start Guide provides an excellent overview of the installation process.
Table 2. Where to find DS4000 installation and configuration procedures
Installation task Where to find information or procedures
1 Plan the installation
v DS4000 Storage Manager Concepts Guide
v DS4000 Storage Manager Installation and Support Guide for
AIX, HP-UX, Solaris and Linux on POWER
v DS4000 Storage Manager Installation and Support Guide for
Windows 2000/Server 2003, NetWare, ESX Server, and
Linux
v DS4100 Storage Server Installation, User’s, and Maintenance
Guide
v DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Server Installation and User’s
Guide
v DS4400 Fibre Channel Storage Server Installation and
Support Guide
v DS4500 Fibre Channel Storage Server Installation and
Support Guide
v DS4800 Storage Subsystem Installation, User’s, and
Maintenance Guide
2 Mount the DS4000
storage subsystem in
the rack
v DS4800 Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide
v DS4400 and DS4500 Rack Mounting Instructions
v DS4300 Rack Mounting Instructions
v DS4100 Installation, User’s and Maintenance Guide
3 Mount the DS4000
EXP storage
expansion unit in the
rack
v DS4000 EXP100 Storage Expansion Unit Installation, User’s
and Maintenance Guide
v DS4000 EXP700 and EXP710 Storage Expansion Enclosures
Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide
v DS4000 EXP810 Storage Expansion Enclosures Installation,
User’s, and Maintenance Guide
v FAStT EXP500 Installation and User’s Guide
4 Route the storage
expansion unit Fibre
Channel cables
v DS4100 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4300 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4400 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4500 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4800 Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide
5 Route the host
server Fibre Channel
cables
v DS4100 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4300 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4400 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4500 Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions
v DS4800 Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide
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