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Installation

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This chapter explains how to install, connect, and configure your StorageScaler 2460

enclosure.

2.1 Installation Checklist

❒ Plan and prepare for installation

❒ Install the enclosure in an equipment rack

❒ Install the disk drives

❒ Connect the cables

❒ Power on

2.2 Preparing for Installation

1. Carefully read Appendix C, Safety Notices.

2. Remove all

the components from the packaging, inspect them for shipping damage,

then place them on an antistatic surface until you are ready to use them.

If you are using new disk drives

, allow them to acclimate to room temperature before

installing them. Drives should be stored at room temperature for at least two hours

prior to use.

3. Whe

n installing the enclosure in a rack:

Ensure that you have these tools available:

• Phillips screwdriver

• Bubble level

- Arrange for someone to assist you

during installation.

- Ensure ahead of time that you have chosen a sui

table location for the enclosure and

the rack.

2.3 Installing the SS2460 into a Rack

To install your enclosure into a rack:

1. Ensure that y

ou have these rackmount kit components:

- Rails (one left, one right)

- 12 conical washers

- 10-M5x10mm Phillips pan-head screws

-2

-M5x10mm Phillips flat-head

screws

-6-M3x8mm Phillips flat-head screws

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