Installing

To install your system, you must deploy and configure the server hardware.

Before you begin

Installing a IBM SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV3 node
There are several steps that you must complete to prepare for and then install the hardware.
Upgrading a SAN Volume Controller SV1 to a SV3 node
You can concurrently upgrade an SV1 node to an SV3 node that is connected with 64 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) adapters.
Installing a SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV2 or 2145-SA2 node
There are several steps that you must complete to prepare for and then install the hardware.
Installation guidelines
Before you install the support rails, review and follow the installation guidelines.
Installing the 2145 SAN Volume Controller node
There are several steps that you must complete to prepare for and then install the 2145 SAN Volume Controller hardware.
Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 node
There are several steps that you must do to prepare for, and then install the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 hardware.
Installing a 5U expansion enclosure
Use the following information to install the optional 5U expansion enclosure.
Installing support rails for 2U SAS expansion enclosures ( 2145 SAN Volume Controller and SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 only)
Before you install 2U SAS expansion enclosures, you must first install support rails.
Installing the optional 2U SAS expansion enclosure into the rack ( 2145 SAN Volume Controller and SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 only)
The 2145-12F or 2145-24F SAS expansion enclosures can be installed in a separate rack or in the same rack as the system nodes.
Connecting the optional 2U SAS expansion enclosures
After you install the SAS expansion enclosures into the rack, you must connect them to each node in the IO group that will use them.
Connecting the optional 2U SAS expansion enclosures to the 2145-DH8
After you install the 2145-24F or 2145-12F SAS expansion enclosures into the rack, you must connect them to each 2145-DH8 node in the IO group that will use them.