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DS4700 Express Storage Subsystem drive cabling rules and
recommendations .....................78
One DS4700 Express and one EXP100 storage expansion enclosure. . . 80
One DS4700 Express and two EXP100 storage expansion enclosures 81
One DS4700 Express and three or more EXP100 storage expansion
enclosures........................82
One DS4700 Express and one EXP710 storage expansion enclosure. . . 85
One DS4700 Express and two EXP710 storage expansion enclosures 85
One DS4700 Express and three or more EXP710 storage expansion
enclosures........................86
One DS4700 Express and one EXP810 storage expansion enclosure. . . 89
One DS4700 Express and two EXP810 storage expansion enclosures 89
One DS4700 Express and three or more EXP810 storage expansion
enclosures........................90
One DS4700 Express and two or more storage expansion enclosures in a
mixed configuration ....................94
Storage expansion enclosure settings ...............97
Fibre channel loop and ID settings................97
DS4000 storage expansion enclosure ID settings ..........97
Intermixing storage expansion enclosures in the same drive loop ......99
Connecting secondary interface cables ...............100
Configuring the storage subsystem .................101
Storage subsystem management methods .............101
Host-agent (in-band) management method ............102
Direct (out-of-band) management method ............102
Connecting hosts to the DS4700 Express .............104
Fibre channel connections ...................107
Fibre channel host loop configurations ...............107
Redundant host and drive loops ................108
Installing the storage subsystem configuration .............110
Cabling the ac power supply for ac models ..............111
Cabling the dc power supply for dc models ..............111
Single-level redundant dc cabling.................112
Dual-level redundant dc cabling .................113
Chapter 4. Operating the storage subsystem ............117
Performing the DS4000 Health Check process .............117
Web pages .........................118
Hardware responsibilities....................118
Powering on the storage subsystem.................119
Turning on the storage subsystem ................119
Installing the DS4000 Storage Manager client .............121
Monitoring status through software .................122
Finding controller, storage expansion enclosure, and drive information 123
Firmware updates ......................124
Troubleshooting the storage subsystem ..............124
Checking the LEDs .......................125
AC power supply and fan unit LEDs ...............126
DC power supply and fan unit LEDs ...............126
Front LEDs.........................127
Battery unit LEDs ......................128
Controller LEDs .......................129
Seven-segment numeric display LEDs...............132
Powering off the storage subsystem.................133
Turning off the storage subsystem ................134
Performing an emergency shutdown ...............136
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