Promise Technology 2-Year Extended Warranty for VessR2000 RAID Head - Manual (Page 55)

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This chapter presents the basics on unpacking the Vess R2000 Series enclosure and mounting it in an equipment
rack, making the connections for data and management paths and connecting the power. It also describes how
to power on the system and what to look for while it is powering up.
The main sections in Hardware Setup include the following:
• “Unpacking” on page 29
• “Mounting the Vess enclosure in a rack” on page 30
• “Installing Physical Drives” on page 34
• “Making Management and Data Connections” on page 38
• “Connecting the Power” on page 58
Depending on the details of your order, the Vess R2000 enclosure might be shipped with hard drives installed,
or it might require that you install hard drives. The section “Installing Physical Drives” on page 34 provides
instruction for installing hard disks.
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