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IBM TotalStorage DS300 Quick Installation Manual

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IBM TotalStorage DS300 and DS400 Quick Installation Guide
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the "IBM Statement of Limited Warranty"
in the IBM TotalStorage DS300 and DS400 Warranty and Support Information document on the IBM
Documentation CD.
Obtaining the documentation from the IBM Support Web site
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All IBM TotalStorage
documentation that is referred to in this Quick Installation Guide is on the IBM
Support Web site or on the IBM Documentation CD that comes with the storage subsystem. To get to the
latest documentation and technical updates on the IBM Support Web site, complete the following steps:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2. In the Browse by topic section, click Publications.
3. On the Publications page, in the Brand field, select Servers.
4. In the Family field, select TotalStorage DS300 or TotalStorage DS400.
5. Click Continue.
Before you begin, you should have a plan for how you want to install this storage subsystem into a
storage network. This plan should allow for the data servers, management station, host bus adapters,
switches, and other equipment. See Chapter 2 (for TotalStorage DS300) or Chapter 5 (for TotalStorage
DS400) of the IBM TotalStorage DS300 and DS400 Dual Controller Hardware Installation and User's Guide for
more information.
Installing the hardware
Complete the following steps to install the hardware:
1. Remove all packing materials.
2. Install the rails and the DS300 or DS400 storage subsystem into a standard EIA 19-inch rack (see the
printed Rack Installation Instructions that comes with the storage subsystem for instructions).
3. Install the front bezel on the DS300 or DS400 storage subsystem (see Chapter 10 of the Dual Controller
Hardware Installation and User's Guide for instructions).
4. Install hard disk drives in the DS300 or DS400 storage subsystem (see Chapter 10 of the Dual
Controller Hardware Installation and User's Guide for instructions).
5. Connect the power cables that come with the DS300 or DS400 storage subsystem to the power
distribution unit (see "Power cabling" in Chapter 9 of the Dual Controller Hardware Installation and
User's Guide for instructions).
6. Install the small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules and connect the Ethernet and Fibre Channel
cables. For instructions, see Chapter 3 (for DS300) or Chapter 7 (for DS400) of the Dual Controller
Hardware Installation and User's Guide.
7. Turn on the storage subsystem (see "Turning the storage subsystem on and off" in Chapter 9 of the
Dual Controller Hardware Installation and User's Guide for instructions).
Setting up the controller defaults
Complete the following steps to set up the RAID controller defaults:
1. After turning on the storage subsystem, wait until the green controller ready LED is lit; then, from a
management station, open a Telnet session to IP address 192.168.70.123. For the location and a
description of the LED, see the storage subsystem rear view section in Chapter 4 (for DS300) or
Chapter 8 (for DS400) of the Dual Controller Hardware Installation and User's Guide.
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Summary of Contents for IBM TotalStorage DS300

  • Page 1 Quick Installation Guide is on the IBM Support Web site or on the IBM Documentation CD that comes with the storage subsystem. To get to the latest documentation and technical updates on the IBM Support Web site, complete the following steps: 1.
  • Page 2 2. Change to administrator mode by typing administrator, admin, or ad and pressing Enter. 3. When prompted for a password, type passw0rd (all lowercase letters with a zero, not O, in passw0rd) and press Enter. 4. For Controller A only: At the DS300 or DS400 prompt, type setup. The Setup wizard prompts you to enter the values for the parameters that are required to configure the system to connect to a local network.

  • Page 3: Installing Ibm Serveraid Manager And Adding A Serveraid Agent

    1. Install the ServeRAID Manager program on the management station, using the ServeRAID Application CD that comes with the DS300 or DS400 storage subsystem (see the IBM TotalStorage DS300 and DS400 Dual Controller Software Installation Guide on the IBM Support Web site for help with installing ServeRAID Manager).

  • Page 4: Installing The Controller Firmware

    RAID controller in the storage subsystem. Obtain the latest firmware before proceeding to the next steps (see the Dual Controller Software Installation Guide on the IBM Support Web site for information about how to locate and download the latest firmware).
  • Page 5 6. For a TotalStorage DS400, continue to step 7; otherwise, select the authentication options for the logical drive. 7. Complete the following steps to configure the access control list for the logical drive (see the “Defining initiator information” section in the ServeRAID Manager online help for more information): a.
  • Page 6 Fourth Edition (February 2005) Printed in Singapore IBM, ServeRAID, and TotalStorage are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004, 2005. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

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