EMC DAE, DAE2 Setup Manual

EMC

2-Gigabit Disk Enclosure (DAE2)

SETUP GUIDE

P/N 014003104

REV A01

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About This Guide

This guide outlines the steps you must follow and the information you
will need to get one or more 2-Gigabit Disk Array Enclosures (DAE2s)
up and running. It assumes you are configuring the 3U enclosure as a
disk array for a storage processing device (such as an EMC SPE with
storage processors). Refer to this guide as you perform the following
tasks:

• Set DAE2 Enclosure Address(es)

• Set Up Fibre Channel Loops

• Connect the DAE2 to a Storage Processing Device

• Connect DAE2 Power Cords

• Start DAE2s

IMPORTANT The section called Your Next Step, that starts on
page 10 of this guide, lists and describes additional resources you
might need to solve typical installation and operating problems.

For information on JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) or other non-array
configurations, please contact your sales representative

This guide refers to various documents that provide detailed
descriptions of each step. The most current versions of DAE2
documentation are available on the EMC Powerlink website,

http://powerlink.emc.com

Services, then Document Library, CLARiiON, CLARiiON Fibre
Channel Storage (FC) and then CLARiiON FC Hardware,
CLARiiON FC Core Software, or CLARiiON FC Software for lists

and .pdf versions of relevant manuals, notes, and articles.

. Once logged in to Powerlink, select

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Parts Checklist for Basic Configuration

Before you start, be sure you have the necessary materials available.
Most required parts were provided with your system, but some are
shipped with particular components (and configurations) and others
are shipped separately.

❑ One or more DAE2 disk enclosures
❑ EMC-approved disk drives

For a list of supported RAID disks, refer to the EMC Storage Systems
CX-Series Disk and Software Matrix (P/N 014003111), available on the

Powerlink website.

❑ If your DAE2 is not already installed in a rackmount cabinet

❑ One or more rails kits, and the

❑ EMC Storage Systems 40U Cabinet Configuration Guide

(P/N 014003082)

❑ Fibre Channel copper cable for connecting the DAE2 to a storage

processor device (1 per connection)

❑ Copper cables for connecting multiple DAE2s to each other

(2 per DAE2)

❑ EMC 2-Gigabit Disk Enclosure (DAE2) Hardware Reference

(P/N 014003048)

™

❑ If you will use EMC Control Center

Navisphere® to manage the

DAE2 with an EMC CX-Series storage system

❑ EMC Fibre Channel Storage System CX-Series Configuration and

Planning Guide (P/N 014003113)

❑ EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Manager Revision 6.X

Administrator’s Guide (P/N 069001161)

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Before You Start

IMPORTANT Be sure you have completed all of the following site
and configuration preparations before you attempt to set up your
DAE2s.

1. Confirm that electrical wiring to accommodate your cabinet’s
power cables is in place at your facility.

The standard 40U EMC cabinet includes two 240-volt ac power cables.
To support all of the DAE2 high-availability features, you must connect
each power outlet to a different circuit.

2. If you are connecting the DAE2 to a storage device such as a
CX-Series storage processor enclosure (SPE), make sure the
device is installed in the cabinet and set up. Refer to the Setup
Guide or Hardware Reference for the device.

3. If you will use EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Manager to
monitor DAE2 status, make sure that Navisphere Manager
version 6.1 or higher is set up. Refer to the EMC ControlCenter
Navisphere Manager Revision 6.X Administrator’s Guide and the
appropriate Release Notes as necessary.

4. If your DAE2 is not already installed in a cabinet, do so now. The

EMC Storage Systems 40U Cabinet Configuration Guide

describes how to install a 3U device like the DAE2 in EMC’s
standard cabinet.

You can add DAE2 enclosures to running storage systems without
powering down the existing system.

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