Completing the logical installation of the I/O enclosures

The steps in this procedure power-on and logically install each I/O enclosure pair. The lower pair will be logically installed first followed by the upper pair (if present).

Procedure

  1. At the front of Rack-2, connect the four power cables to the power supplies of the lower I/O enclosure pair, R2-XI3 (U1500.2B3.sssssss) and R2-XI4 (U1500.2B4.sssssss). The lower two I/O enclosures will power on.
  2. At the front of Rack-2, connect the four power cables to the power supplies of the upper I/O enclosure pair, R2-XI1 (U1500.2B1.sssssss) and R2-XI2 (U1500.2B2.sssssss), if present. The upper two I/O enclosures will power on.
    Note: R2-XI1 and R2-XI2 are not present in model 84E.
  3. Perform the logical installation and verification steps for all I/O enclosures.
    1. From the navigation area, click Storage Facility Management > storage facility.
    2. From the bottom Task area, click MES Install/Remove > Install I/O Enclosure or Components. A Multiple Choice Message Box window opens.
    3. Select Install I/O Enclosures and click Submit.
    4. For model 84E, the Multiple Choice Message Box window prompts you to select one or more I/O enclosure pairs. Select the check box for U1500.2B3.sssssss and U1500.2B4.sssssss. Then, click Submit.
    5. For models 85E, 86E, 88E the Multiple Choice Message Box window prompts you to select one or more I/O enclosure pairs. Select the check boxes for U1500.2B1.sssssss and U1500.2B2.sssssss and U1500.2B3.sssssss and U1500.2B4.sssssss. Then, click Submit.
    6. Follow the guided process to complete the logical installation and verification for this pair of I/O enclosures.
    7. When directed to return to the MES installation instruction to install U1500.2B1.sssssss, click Next to continue. This applies to all models except 84E.
    8. When directed to return to the MES installation instruction to install U1500.2B2.sssssss, click Next to continue. This applies to all models except 84E.
    9. When directed to return to the MES installation instruction to install U1500.2B3.sssssss, click Next to continue.
    10. When directed to return to the MES installation instruction to install U1500.2B4.sssssss, click Next to continue.
    11. When notified that the installation has completed successfully and directed to return to the MES or installation instructions, click Next to finish the installation process.
  4. Display and repair any open serviceable events.
    • If there are none, go to the next step.
    • If there is an open serviceable event with SRC 10009135, do not repair it, instead close or ignore it. It is an expected error from opening the SPCN cable loop. Go to the next step.
    • If there is an open serviceable event with an SRC other than 10009135, repair it and then go to the next step.
  5. View the storage facility status. If any of the system check results display as FAILED, view the details and refer to MAP1100 View storage facility state (end of call). Before you continue the installation, all status fields should display as PASSED.
    Figure 1. Window: View Storage Facility State
    Screen capture of the View Storage Facility State window
    Note: If the status for Large File Transfer (the tenth System Check Type status from the top) displays as FAILED, the remaining System Check Types below it cannot be displayed.

    To display further details, select a row and click Details.

  6. Select the condition that applies and corresponding action to take. Refer to Table 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7, and Figure 8.
    Table 1. Rack-2 contents and actions
    Rack-2 contains these items Action to take
    1 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04
    1 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F05 through R2-F12 (Model 88E)     		Go to Routing and connecting the expansion rack SAS cables
    0 high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04
    1 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F05 through R2-F12 (Model 88E)
    Important: If any enclosures are present in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04, see 1 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04, in row 1 above.
    		 Go to Installing and testing the Rack-2 or Rack-3 high-performance flash enclosures

    2 or more storage enclosures in locations R2-G01 through R2-G10 (single-phase Model 85E)

    2 or more storage enclosures in locations R2-G03 through R2-G08 (three-phase Model 86E)

    2 or more storage enclosures in locations R2-G01 through R2-G02 (Model 84E)

    1 or more DA pairs in I/O enclosure slots R2-XIx-C3 and C6

    0 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04

    		Go to Installing and testing the Rack-2 I/O enclosure device adapter card pairs

    2 or more storage enclosures in locations R2-G03 through R2-G10

    0 DA pairs in Rack-2 I/O enclosure slots R2-XIx-C3 and C6

    2 DA pairs in Rack-1 I/O enclosure slots R1-XIx-C3 and C6

    0 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04

    (Model 84E only)

    		Go to Installing and testing the storage enclosures

    0 storage enclosures in locations R2-G01 through R2-G10 (single-phase Model 85E)

    0 storage enclosures in locations R2-G01 through R2-G08 (three-phase Model 86E)

    0 DA pairs in I/O enclosure slots R2-XIx-C3 and C6

    1 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04

    0 or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F05 through R2-F08 (Model 85E all-flash, Model 86E all-flash)

    		 Go to Installing and testing the Rack-2 or Rack-3 high-performance flash enclosures

    0 storage enclosures in locations R2-G01 through R2-G10 (single-phase Model 85E)

    0 storage enclosures in locations R2-G01 through R2-G08 (three-phase Model 86E)

    0 DA pairs in I/O enclosure slots R2-XIx-C3 and C6

    0 high-performance flash enclosures in locations R2-F01 through R2-F04

    1 or more host adapters in I/O enclosure slots R2-XIx-C1, C2, C4, or C5

    		 Go to Installing and testing the Rack-2 I/O enclosures host adapter cards
    Figure 2. Location codes for device adapter and host adapter cards
    Location codes for device adapter and host adapter cards
    Figure 3. Rack 1-3 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (Models 988, 88E all-flash) (rear view)
    Rack 1-3 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (Models 988, 88E all-flash) (rear view)
    Figure 4. Rack 1-5 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (single-phase Models 985, 85E) (rear view)
    Note: High-performance flash enclosures are in Rack-1 and Rack-2.
    Rack 1-5 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (single-phase Models 985, 85E) (rear view)
    Figure 5. Rack 1-2 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (single-phase Models 985, 85E all-flash) (rear view)
    Rack 1-2 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (single-phase Models 985, 85E all-flash) (rear view)
    Figure 6. Rack 1-5 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (three-phase Models 986, 86E) (rear view)
    Note: High-performance flash enclosures are in Rack-1 and Rack-2.
    Rack 1-5 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (three-phase Models 986, 86E) (rear view)
    Figure 7. Rack 1-2 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (three-phase Models 986, 86E all-flash) (rear view)
    Rack 1-2 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (three-phase Models 986, 86E all-flash) (rear view)
    Figure 8. Rack 1-3 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (Models 984, 84E) (rear view)
    Note: High-performance flash enclosures are in Rack-1 and Rack-2.
    Rack 1-3 storage enclosure and I/O enclosure location codes (Models 984, 84E) (rear view)