A 4-bay storage enclosure occupies four adjacent node bays
in the chassis.
A storage system includes a control enclosure and might also
include one or more expansion enclosures. Refer to the documentation
that comes with the storage enclosure for detailed information about
installing, cabling, and configuring the storage enclosure. Storage
node documentation is available from
the Flex System v7000 storage node information
page.
Before you install a 4-bay storage enclosure
in the
Flex System Enterprise
Chassis,
complete the following steps:
- Verify that the storage enclosure is compatible with the chassis.
See the Lenovo ServerProven website.
- Make sure that enough power supplies and fan modules are installed
in the chassis to support the storage enclosure and any expansion
enclosures that you plan to install. See Installing components to determine
the number of power supplies and 80 mm fan modules that are required
and where they should be installed in your chassis configuration.
- Select the bays for the storage enclosure. Four adjacent bays
(two vertically and horizontally) are required.
- Remove the node fillers and the chassis shelves from the selected
bays, if they are installed. See Removing a chassis shelf for instructions.
- Remove the shelf supports from the center of the selected bays,
if they are installed. See Removing the shelf supports for instructions.
Complete the following steps:
Follow the detailed instructions that come with the 4-bay
storage enclosure to install, cable, and configure the storage enclosure.
After you install the storage enclosure, complete the following
steps:
- Make a note of the enclosure identification information on one
of the labels that come with the Flex System Enterprise
Chassis.
Place a label on the enclosure label tab and on the adjacent chassis
label plate, to the left of the storage enclosure. See User labels for more information.
Important: Do not place the label on the storage enclosure or
in any way block the ventilation holes on the chassis.