Before you begin the installation

Before you can begin installing your system, you must unpack and verify your order and make other preparations.

This topic contains a set of instructions to help you unpack your shipping order and install your system. The first steps involve verifying your order, becoming familiar with the hardware component terminology, and ensuring that you have met the environmental requirements. The next steps involve installing the hardware and attaching the data cables and power cords. The final step helps you access the management GUI and configure your system.

Important information:

  • This topic assumes that you have read the planning information regarding your physical environment.
  • Ensure that any cables that you are supplying are available for installation.

Installation scenarios

Depending on your order, this documentation steps you through setting up your system for the following scenarios:

  • Setting up a new system that consists of a control enclosure only. In this case, you are not installing any expansion enclosures.
  • Setting up a new system that consists of a control enclosure and one or more expansion enclosures.
  • Adding an expansion enclosure to an existing system. In this case, you initially installed a control enclosure (and, optionally, one or more expansion enclosures). You want to add an expansion enclosure to your existing system. You do not need to power off the system. You can add an expansion enclosure while the system is operational.
  • Adding a control enclosure (either by itself or with one or more expansion enclosures) to an existing system. You do not need to power off the system. You can add a control enclosure while the system is operational.
  • Setting up a new system that consists of more than one control enclosure. Install the first control enclosure and then the required expansion enclosures. For each additional control enclosure, complete the setup as if you were adding it to an existing system.

Be familiar with the following information

  • See Caution notices for the system and Danger notices for the system for a summary of the situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. Before installing, read and understand the following caution and danger statements.
  • Use safe practices when lifting. The fully populated enclosure weighs about 37 kg (82 lbs). At least three people are required to lift and install the enclosure into the rack or to remove an enclosure from the rack.
    CAUTION:
    Use safe practices when lifting.
    Safety precautions for lifting heavy systems.
    (27)
    Also keep in mind that a rack full of equipment is extremely heavy.
    DANGER
    Heavy equipment–personal injury or equipment damage might result if mishandled. (D006)
  • The following general precautions should be observed, even though the power-on steps differ slightly from the directions that you will follow for this product:
    DANGER
    When working on or around the system, observe the following precautions:

    Electrical voltage and current from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard:

    • If IBM® supplied a power cord(s), connect power to this unit only with the IBM provided power cord. Do not use the IBM provided power cord for any other product.
    • Do not open or service any power supply assembly.
    • Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.
    • The product might be equipped with multiple power cords. To remove all hazardous voltages, disconnect all power cords.
    • Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet. Ensure that the outlet supplies proper voltage and phase rotation according to the system rating plate.
    • Connect any equipment that will be attached to this product to properly wired outlets.
    • When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables.
    • Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or structural damage.
    • Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems, networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
    • Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following procedures when installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached devices.
      To disconnect:
      1. Turn off everything (unless instructed otherwise).
      2. Remove the power cords from the outlets.
      3. Remove the signal cables from the connectors.
      4. Remove all cables from the devices.
      To connect:
      1. Turn off everything (unless instructed otherwise).
      2. Attach all cables to the devices.
      3. Attach the signal cables to the connectors.
      4. Attach the power cords to the outlets.
      5. Turn on the devices.
    • Sharp edges, corners and joints might be present in and around the system. Use care when handling equipment to avoid cuts, scrapes and pinching. (D005)

Tools needed

A flat-blade screwdriver with a 7 mm (1/4 inch) head is required to complete the installation.