Install and Cable the Hardware

1. Unpack, place, and level the storage array.

   For instructions, see the StorageTek online documentation listed in Table P–2.

2. (Optional) Install the Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the storage array if you do not have a switch installed.

   For the procedure about how to install an FC switch, see the documentation that shipped with your FC switch hardware.

3. Connect the nodes to the service processor panel.

   • (SAN Configuration) Connect the FC switches to the service processor panel.

   • (Direct-Attached Configuration) Connect each node to the service processor panel directly.

   For instructions, see the StorageTek documentation listed in Related Documentation.

4. Install the storage array.

   For instructions, see the StorageTek documentation listed in Related Documentation.

5. Power on the storage array and the nodes.

   For instructions, see the StorageTek documentation listed in Related Documentation.

6. Configure the service processor.

   For instructions, see the StorageTek documentation listed in Related Documentation.