User manual QUANTUM DX5000

[. . . ] Place them inside their protective shipping bag or on an antistatic mat. Avoid touching connectors and other components. NOTE: Dry climates and cold-weather heating environments have lower relative humidity and are more likely to produce static electricity. Open 4 in (10. 2 cm) behind unit for proper air flow Environmental Conditions 0 · The installation site must have the following environmental conditions: · · · Humidity: 20%-80% non-condensing Temperature: 10°C-35°C (50°F-95°F) Altitude: 0 to 10, 000 feet (0 to 3048 meters) These environmental conditions apply when the DX-Series system is in operation. NOTE: For additional specifications, refer to the 81-81493) Unpacking the DX3000/DX5000 This section explains how to unpack both the DX3000 and DX5000 system components and move them to their final installation location. 0 Quantum DX3000 and DX5000 User's Guide (PN By following these instructions, you help ensure that the system will continue to be safeguarded after it arrives at the installation site. [. . . ] Ensure the screws are in the correct position. kr ail s · DX5000 - Two 10-32 x . 50 in. PHILLIPS screws on each rail at the front and back of the rack for the DX5000. DX 50 00 rac NOTE: Ensure that clip nuts are installed on the rails (see figure 4) prior to installing the DX5000 rails. Figure 6 Installing the Chassis Support Brackets (DX3000 and DX5000) 10-32 x . 50 PHILLIPS screws DX5000: Adjustment screws; adjusts to the depth of your rack Clip nuts DX3000: Bracket (short brackets pre installed) DX 30 00 r DX5000 support brackets ac k rai ls DX3000: The brackets are secured with four #8 PHILLIPS screws and four nuts. 2 Install the left and right chassis support brackets at the beginning of a hole pattern (see Locating the Mounting Position) and secure as follows (see figure 6): NOTE: The support brackets extend to accommodate rack depths or 30 to 36 in. Slotted screw with and a three hole nut plate on each rail at the front and back of the rack. PHILLIPS screws and nuts are also provided for racks with threaded holes. DX3000 support brackets 10-32 x . 50 slotted screw Three hole nut plate, use bottom hole 3 Once the rails are secured to the rack, tighten the rail adjustment nuts on each rail. 4 With the support brackets installed, prepare the chassis mounting holes if necessary (see figure 7 for hole location). These are the holes used to secure the chassis to the rack. NOTE: The DX3000 support brackets must be installed on the inside rack rails. 5 DX3000 and DX5000 Quick Start Guide Figure 7 DX3000/DX5000 Chassis Mounting Holes Figure 8 Securing the DX3000/ DX5000 Chassis to the Rack Chassis mounting holes DX5000 chassis 5 DX 00 up 0s r po t ke ac br t Chassis mounting holes DX 00 30 et ck ra b rt po up s DX3000 chassis 5 Carefully slide the chassis into the rack. WARNING: The DX3000 weighs 38 lbs (17. 24 kg) and the DX5000 weights 85 lbs (38. 56 kg) without hard drives. Two people are required to lift either unit. 6 Secure the DX3000/DX5000 chassis to the rack with the following hardware (see figure 8): · DX3000 - two 10-32 x 1. 25 in. (M5 x 32 metric also provided) black PHILLIPS screws on each side of the front of the chassis. (M5 x 32 metric also provided) black PHILLIPS screws on each side of the front of the chassis. 10-32 in. (M5) screws Clip nuts, installed in step 4 7 Install each of the hard drive sleds into the DX-Series storage array chassis. Ensure each drive is completely installed in the chassis with the drive handle in the closed position (see figure 9 for DX3000 and figure 10 for DX5000). CAUTION: Use ESD procedures when handling the hard drives sleds (see "Taking ESD Precautions" on page 2). Place the ESD wrist strap on your wrist and connect the other end of the strap to the DX3000/DX5000 chassis. · 6 DX3000 and DX5000 Quick Start Guide NOTE: The hard drives must be installed in the proper sequence since RAID sets have already been established at the factory. Refer to the label on the bottom of the drive sled for the drive number. The hard drive numbering starts in the lower left-hand drive bay and then moves to the right. Drive 4 DX3000 Drive 0 Drive 5 Drive 1 Drive 6 Drive 2 Drive 7 Drive 3 Figure 10 Installing the Disk Drives in the DX5000 Chassis Array controller 2 Array controller 1 Dr ive Dr iv 0 Drive 8 Array controller 2 Drive 4 Drive 0 Array controller 1 Drive 4 DX5000 Drive 0 Drive 8 Drive 9 Drive 5 Drive 1 Drive 9 Drive 5 Drive 1 Drive 10 Drive 11 Drive 6 Drive 2 Drive 7 Drive 3 e0 Dr ive 11 Drive 10 Drive 11 Drive 6 Drive 2 Drive 7 Drive 3 Dr ive 11 Figure 9 Installing the Disk Drives in the DX3000 Chassis The DX3000/DX5000 chassis is now installed in the rack. Dr iv e Dr iv e Cabling the DX3000/DX5000 4 Dr ive 5 Dr ive ive 1 6 0 0 Dr The cabling instructions differ depending on the system installed. Figure 19 Media Areas Configuration The Media Areas Configuration screen allows you to specify how much storage space is dedicated to either virtual tape cartridges or virtual disks. 8 If you would like tape cartridges to be available on one or more volumes, change the number in the Tape Cartridge Area (GB) from a minimum of 5 GB to the total capacity of the volume. 5 GB is the smallest size available to tape cartridges. [. . . ] NOTE: The maximum number of cartridges depends on the size of the volumes created in the Media Areas Configuration section. · If you select By capacity, you choose between 5 GB and the maximum capacity of the logical drive per cartridge. The number of cartridges decreases with higher capacity per cartridge. 13 Enter the starting cartridge barcode. NOTE: The barcode format must be AANNNN, where A is any uppercase alpha-numeric character and N is any single digit (0-9). [. . . ]