How this document is organized, Notices and statements used in this document, This – IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 User Manual

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How

this

document

is

organized

Chapter

1,

“Introduction,”

on

page

1

describes

the

IBM

TotalStorage

DS4100

storage

server.

This

chapter

includes

an

inventory

checklist

and

an

overview

of

the

storage

server

features,

operating

specifications,

and

components.

Chapter

2,

“Installing

the

storage

server,”

on

page

17

contains

instructions

for

installing

the

storage

server

in

a

standard

rack

cabinet

and

setting

the

interface

options.

Chapter

3,

“Cabling

the

storage

server,”

on

page

45

contains

fibre

channel

and

power

cabling

information

for

the

storage

server.

Chapter

4,

“Operating

the

storage

server,”

on

page

65

contains

instructions

for

power

the

storage

server

on

or

off

during

either

normal

or

emergency

situations.

It

also

contains

information

on

how

to

check

the

LEDs

on

the

front

and

back

of

the

storage

server.

Chapter

5,

“Installing

and

replacing

components,”

on

page

79

contains

step-by-step

instructions

for

how

to

install

or

remove

customer

replaceable

units

(CRUs),

such

as

hard

disk

drives,

power

supplies,

RAID

controllers,

and

fan

units.

Chapter

6,

“Hardware

maintenance,”

on

page

111

contains

problems,

symptoms,

and

error

messages

that

are

specific

to

your

storage

server.

Appendix

A,

“Records,”

on

page

119

provides

a

table

that

you

can

use

to

record

and

update

important

information

about

your

DS4100,

including

serial

number

and

device

records.

Whenever

you

add

options

to

your

DS4100,

be

sure

to

update

the

information

in

this

table.

Appendix

B,

“Rack

mounting

template,”

on

page

121

provides

the

rack

mounting

templates

for

installation

of

the

DS4100.

If

you

want

to

tear

out

the

templates

from

the

document

for

use

during

installation,

use

these

copies

of

the

templates.

Appendix

C,

“Power

cords,”

on

page

125

lists

power

cord

information

for

the

DS4100.

Notices

and

statements

used

in

this

document

The

caution

and

danger

statements

used

in

this

document

also

appear

in

the

multilingual

Safety

Information

document

provided

with

your

IBM

DS4100.

Each

caution

and

danger

statement

is

numbered

for

easy

reference

to

the

corresponding

statements

in

the

safety

document.

The

following

types

of

notices

and

statements

are

used

in

this

document:

v

Note:

These

notices

provide

important

tips,

guidance,

or

advice.

v

Important:

These

notices

provide

information

or

advice

that

might

help

you

avoid

inconvenient

or

problem

situations.

v

Attention:

These

notices

indicate

possible

damage

to

programs,

devices,

or

data.

An

attention

notice

is

placed

just

before

the

instruction

or

situation

in

which

damage

could

occur.

v

Caution:

These

statements

indicate

situations

that

can

be

potentially

hazardous

to

you.

A

caution

statement

is

placed

just

before

the

description

of

a

potentially

hazardous

procedure

step

or

situation.

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TotalStorage

DS4100

Storage

Server:

Installation,

User’s,

and

Maintenance

Guide

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