Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8

You must complete several tasks to install SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 node.

About this task

Installing a SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 node consists of the following tasks:

  1. Installing the support rails in the rack cabinet.
  2. Installing the node in the rack.
  3. Installing the cable-management arm in the rack cabinet.
Important: Do not connect the power to the node until the day that you will be powering it on by pressing the power button. The batteries can become discharged if the node is connected to power, but not powered on. To prevent this from happening, complete the appropriate steps from Table 1.
Table 1. Preventing the batteries from discharging
In this situation . . . Complete the following steps
You connect the power to the node, but might not power it on by pressing the power button on the same day.
  1. Pull both batteries out of the node. Keep them out until you're ready to power on the node. Refer to Removing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 battery.
  2. Push the batteries in just before you press the power button to power on the node. Refer to Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 battery.
You power off the node, and might not power it on the same day.
  1. Pull both batteries out of the node. Keep them out until you're ready to power on the node.
  2. Push the batteries in before you press the power button to power on the node.
You disconnect the power from the node, and might not reconnect power to it again on the same day.
  1. After both power cords are disconnected from the node, pull both batteries out of the node. This step completely turns off the battery backplane.
  2. Push the batteries back in. They should now maintain charge for many months as long as the enclosure is not connected to power.
Parent topic: Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 hardware