IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Cabling Manual
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IBM TotalStorage DS4500
Fibre Channel Storage
Subsystem Cabling Guide
Installation overview
Table 1 summarizes the steps required to correctly install, cable, and power on your IBM
DS4500 Storage Subsystem. Unless otherwise stated, all the following tasks are detailed in the sections
referenced in the IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Installation, User's, and Maintenance Guide. Review the
multilingual IBM Safety Information document and read all safety information in the DS4500 Installation,
User's, and Maintenance Guide before you begin the installation.
Attention: Before powering on the DS4500 Storage Subsystem, each attached storage expansion
enclosure must be populated with at least two drives. If at least two drives are not installed in each
attached storage expansion enclosure, when you power on the DS4500 and its attached storage expansion
enclosure(s), your standard storage partition key might be lost and must be regenerated using
instructions on the IBM DS4000
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In addition, the resulting insufficient load to the enclosure power supplies might cause them to
intermittently appear as failed, falsely indicating the power supplies are bad. All drives in the connected
storage expansion enclosure(s) must contain no prior configuration data.
Table 1. Installation Tasks
Task
1
Review the DS4500 installation recommendations and requirements.
2
Fold down and open the sides of the shipping box. Without removing
the DS4500 from box, you can remove the DS4500 rack mounting rails
and hardware from the box. Install the support rails in the rack
cabinet.
3
Before removing the DS4500 from the shipping box, remove the
components to lighten the unit.
4
Record the serial number, machine type, model number, and RAID
controller MAC addresses for your DS4500.
5
Install and secure the DS4500 chassis in the rack cabinet.
6
Replace the components in the installed DS4500 chassis.
7
Install in the rack cabinet the DS4000 storage expansion enclosures
that you plan to cable to the DS4500.
8
If there is any storage expansion enclosure to be attached to the
DS4500, use SFP modules and FC cables to cable the DS4500 to the
DS4000 storage expansion enclosure.
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Detailed Description
Chapter 2, "Handling static-sensitive
devices"
"Preparing for installation"
Chapter 2, "Installing the support
rails"
Chapter 2, "Removing the CRUs"
Appendix A, "Records,"
Chapter 2, "Installing the DS4500 into
a rack on the support rails"
Chapter 2, "Replacing the
components"
Installation, User's, and Maintenance
Guide for your DS4000 storage
expansion enclosure
Chapter 3, "Connecting storage
expansion enclosures to the DS4500"
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Summary of Contents for IBM TotalStorage DS4500
- Page 1 Installation overview ® ® Table 1 summarizes the steps required to correctly install, cable, and power on your IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Storage Subsystem. Unless otherwise stated, all the following tasks are detailed in the sections referenced in the IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide. Review the multilingual IBM Safety Information document and read all safety information in the DS4500 Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide before you begin the installation.
- Page 2 Install the DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 host software on the IBM DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 management workstation (for out-of-band management) or on the Installation and Support Guide for your host (for in-band management). Use the DS4000 Storage Manager operating system software to verify the configuration.
- Page 3 Fibre Channel Protective cable Protective module module Figure 1. SFP modules and fibre channel cables 2. Insert the SFP module into an SFP module port on an IBM DS4500 mini hub. 3. Connect the fibre channel cable to the SFP module.
- Page 4 To remove an SFP module and fibre channel cable: 1. Remove the fibre-optic cable from the SFP module; then, replace the protective caps on the cable connector. Attention: Do not grasp the plastic tab that is part of the SFP module while disconnecting the fibre-optic cable.
- Page 5 Host 3, Host Adapter 1 and 2 Figure 3. DS4500 Storage Subsystem host adapter connections (direct-attached) For additional information about host-side cabling, refer to the IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Fibre Channel Storage Subsystem Installation, User's, and Maintenance Guide. Drive-side fibre-channel cabling The DS4500 Storage Subsystem supports up to two redundant drive loops.
- Page 6 Important: Ensure that the single digit (x1) of the enclosure ID for every enclosure in a redundant drive loop pair is unique. Refer to the IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Installation, User's, and Maintenance Guide for more information on the storage expansion enclosure IDs settings.
- Page 7 Attention: If you need more information about storage expansion enclosure cabling, including how to cable different storage expansion enclosures types and the latest updates, please see the IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Installation, User’s and Maintenance Guide and the IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Hard Drive and Storage Expansion Enclosure Installation and Migration Guide.
- Page 8 Ou t Ou t Fourth (last) storage Lef tESM Right ESM expansion enclosure EXP500/100/7x0 Ou t Ou t Third storage Lef tESM Right ESM expansion enclosure EXP500/100/7x0 Ou t Ou t Second storage Lef tESM Right ESM expansion enclosure EXP500/100/7x0 Loop A Loop B Ou t...
- Page 9 Leave port 1A on the ESM A board on the first enclosure and the In (lower) port on the drive-side mini hub 4 unoccupied. 4. From the first enclosure, connect port 1B on the ESM B board to the In (lower) port on drive-side mini hub 2 on the DS4500.
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- Page 12 Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Second edition (October 2006) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. GC26-7813-01 (1P) P/N: 42D3303...