HP 9000 Virtual Library System - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction.............................................................................................12
VLS9000 Components............................................................................................................12
2 Hardware Installation................................................................................14
Minimum Hardware Requirements.............................................................................................14
Preparing for the Installation.....................................................................................................14
Tools for Installation...........................................................................................................14
Taking ESD Precautions......................................................................................................14
Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge............................................................14
Unpacking.............................................................................................................................15
Removing the Packing Materials...............................................................................................15
Rack Planning Resources..........................................................................................................15
Rack Requirements..................................................................................................................16
Rack Warnings.......................................................................................................................16
Identifying the VLS Shipping Carton Contents.............................................................................16
VLS9200 Base Enclosure Shipping Cartons...........................................................................16
VLS9200 Capacity Enclosure Shipping Cartons.....................................................................17
VLS9200 Node Shipping Carton.........................................................................................18
VLS9200 High Performance Node Shipping Carton...............................................................18
VLS9000 40-port Connectivity Kit Shipping Carton................................................................19
VLS9000 Entry-level Connectivity Kit Shipping Carton.............................................................19
VLS Assembly Overview..........................................................................................................20
Installing PDUs.......................................................................................................................20
Installing the Disk Array Enclosures into a Rack...........................................................................22
Installing Cage Nuts...........................................................................................................22
Attaching Side Brackets to Enclosures...................................................................................23
Attaching the Front to the Rear Rail Pieces.............................................................................23
Installing Enclosure Rails into the Rack..................................................................................24
Mounting the Enclosures into the Rack..................................................................................25
Installing the Enclosure Power Cables....................................................................................26
Cabling Base and Capacity Enclosures.....................................................................................26
Installing the VLS Node into a Rack...........................................................................................28
Cabling the Node..................................................................................................................29
Installing the VLS High Performance Node into a Rack.................................................................30
Cabling External Connections..................................................................................................30
Installing the Ethernet Switches 6600 into a Rack........................................................................31
Installing Cage Nuts and Rail Flanges..................................................................................32
Attaching Rails to the Ethernet Switch 6600-24G....................................................................32
Mounting Ethernet Switch 6600-24G into the Rack.................................................................33
Cabling Ethernet Switches........................................................................................................34
Installing the Ethernet Switch 2510–24 into a Rack......................................................................35
Cabling Ethernet Switch 2510–24.............................................................................................36
Installing the Fibre Channel Switches into a Rack........................................................................37
Cabling Fibre Channel Switches...............................................................................................39
Installing the VLS9000 Interswitch Link Kit..................................................................................40
Reconfiguring Ethernet Switches...........................................................................................40
Installing XPAK Transponders...............................................................................................41
Applying ISL Kit Labels........................................................................................................42
Installing Interswitch Fibre Channel Cables............................................................................42
Installing Interswitch Ethernet Cables.....................................................................................42
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