Before You Begin

Refer to the following documents to make sure physical dimensions, service clearances, and power connections are ready for the installation of your Sun StorageTek 2500 Series array.

Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual

Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide

About this Guide

This Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide describes how to install rack-mounting rails and array trays in a cabinet. This document also provides information to physically set up and connect your array to a host. Afterwards, information is provided to apply power and to add network functionality, including storage management (multipath/failover), IP addressing, iSCSI, and DHCP.

The terminology used in this document refers to the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series arrays. There are three styles of controller trays, each with different host interface ports (iSCSI, SAS, or FC). There is also the drive expansion tray, which enables the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series arrays to have more disk drives attached. The components that slide into the trays are called CRUs or modules. The terms you might see in this document are: controller (or controller module), power-fan module, I/O module, and disk drive.

Array management, data host management, and remote command line interface (CLI) functions are performed by the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager (CAM) software. For installation and initial configuration of the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series array, including firmware upgrades, initial array setup, partitioning domains, configuring storage, and configuring IP addressing, see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide.

Related Documentation

Application	Title
Site planning information	Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide
Late-breaking information not included in the information set	Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes
	Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Release Notes
Instructions for installing the CAM host management software	Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide
Reference information for the CLI	Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager CLI Guide
Regulatory and safety information	Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual
Instructions for installing an expansion cabinet	Sun StorageTek Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual
Instructions for installing the Sun Rack 900/1000 cabinets	Sun Rack Installation Guide

In addition, the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array includes the following online documentation:

Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager online help contains system overview and configuration information.

Service Advisor provides guided FRU replacement procedures with system feedback. You can access Service Advisor from the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software.

sscs man page commands for the CLI provides help on man page commands available on a management host or on a remote CLI client.

Documentation, Support and Training

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of other Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://docs.sun.com

Support information for this product can be found at:

http://www.sun.com/support

Training information for this product can be found at:

http://www.sun.com/training/

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

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