You are here to install one or more pairs of storage enclosures
in Rack-3.
Procedure
- Begin the installation of the Rack-3 storage enclosures
at the HMC.
- From the navigation area, click .
- From the bottom Task area, click .
- The Install window opens and asks if you were sent from the installation or
MES instructions. Click Yes.
- The Single Choice Message Box window opens and prompts "Select the
component or enclosure you would like to install." Select Install Storage
Enclosures and then click Submit.
- A subsequent Single Choice Message Box window opens that prompts "Select the Storage Facility
Image you want to assign the storage enclosures to."
- Click Submit.
- Storage enclosures on multiple DA
pairs can be installed at the same time. Complete the following steps:
- If the informational DaPairsPanel displays,
click OK.
- The Select Device Adapter Pair window displays a list
of DA pairs available for additional storage enclosures on the selected
storage facility image.
- At the rear of Rack-3, find all the storage enclosures
that you have not yet cabled and installed.
- Use Figure 1 to
determine their Rack-3 storage enclosure location codes (ex: R3-G11).
Figure 1. Rack 1-4 storage enclosure
and I/O location codes (rear view)
- Use and Table 1 to determine the
DA Pair IDs the storage enclosures connect to.
Table 1. Rack-3 storage enclosure pairs and DA pair
IDs| If Rack-3 storage enclosure: |
If Rack-3 storage enclosure: |
They connect to DA Pair ID: |
|---|
| R3-G01 has DDMs |
R3-G02 has DDMs |
3 (in Rack-1) |
| R3-G17 has DDMs |
R3-G18 has DDMs |
| |
| R3-G03 has DDMs |
R3-G04 has DDMs |
0 (in Rack-1) |
| R3-G19 has DDMs |
R3-G20 has DDMs |
| |
| R3-G05 has DDMs |
R3-G06 has DDMs |
2 (in Rack-1) |
| |
| R3-G07 has DDMs |
R3-G08 has DDMs |
7 (in Rack-2) |
| |
|
|
| R3-G09 has DDMs |
R3-G10 has DDMs |
4 (in Rack-2) |
| |
|
|
| R3-G11 has DDMs |
R3-G12 has DDMs |
6 (in Rack-2) |
| |
|
|
| R3-G13 has DDMs |
R3-G14 has DDMs |
5 (in Rack-2) |
| |
|
|
| R3-G15 has DDMs |
R3-G16 has DDMs |
1 (in Rack-1) |
- At the HMC screen, select all the DA Pair IDs that will
have storage enclosures installed and click OK.
- The Select Storage Enclosure Pairs window displays the
status of the storage enclosure positions available for install for
each DA pair ID.
- Multi-select each storage enclosure
position you will install. Each of those positions should display
the enclosure status "Available for Install." Then
click OK.
Note: If a position to
be installed does not display "Available for Install," it
may already be installed. If it is not already installed, stop and
contact next level of support.
- An Action Panel window displays the physical location
codes of the storage enclosures to be connected. If the location codes
are correct, click OK.
- Wait for the TextandNextButtonBean window
to display.
- The HMC displays the Rack-3 storage enclosure physical
location codes to be installed for each DA pair ID.
- DO NOT click Next until directed in a later step.
- Using the HMC-displayed physical location code, see to determine the location of each storage
enclosure being installed in the rack.
- Go to the next step.
- For each Rack-3 storage enclosure physical
location code displayed by the HMC, ensure the four FC-AL cables are
still connected to the T1 & T2 connectors (labeled J1 & J2
on the sheet metal) on both FCICs in the Rack-3 storage enclosure
being installed. See Figure 2.
Attention: Ensure each FC-AL cable is connected to
the correct enclosure and port. Incorrect connections during this
installation could result in a loss of access when additional storage
is added to the affected DA pair.
Note: These cable ends
should not have been disconnected as part of this installation procedure.
Figure 2. Storage enclosure connectors location
codes
- For each Rack-3 physical location code
displayed by the HMC, find that location code in the first column
of Table 2, Table 3, or Table 4. Then use the
information in the second and third columns to connect the FC-AL cable
to the FCIC card.
Attention: Ensure each FC-AL cable is connected to
the correct enclosure and port. Incorrect connections during this
installation could result in a loss of access when additional storage
is added to the affected DA pair.
Table 2. FC-AL cable connections for Rack-3 storage
enclosures to Rack-1 storage enclosures| Rack-3 storage enclosure
location code displayed on HMC: |
Rack-1
physical location to connect the four FC-AL cables to Rack-1: |
|---|
| Storage enclosure |
Connector |
|---|
| R3-G05 |
R1-G01 |
T3 &
T4 on both FCIC cards |
| R3-G06 |
R1-G02 |
| R3-G15 |
R1-G03 |
| R3-G16 |
R1-G04 |
| R3-G17 |
R1-G05 |
| R3-G18 |
R1-G06 |
| R3-G19 |
R1-G07 |
| R3-G20 |
R1-G08 |
Table 3. FC-AL cable connections
for Rack-3 storage enclosures to Rack-2 storage enclosures| Rack-3 storage enclosure
location code displayed on HMC: |
Rack-2
physical location to connect the four FC-AL cables to Rack-2: |
|---|
| Storage enclosure |
Connector |
|---|
| R3-G07 |
R2-G01 |
T3 &
T4 on both FCIC cards |
| R3-G08 |
R2-G02 |
| R3-G09 |
R2-G03 |
| R3-G10 |
R2-G04 |
| R3-G11 |
R2-G05 |
| R3-G12 |
R2-G06 |
| R3-G13 |
R2-G07 |
| R3-G14 |
R2-G08 |
Table 4. FC-AL cable connections
Rack-3 storage enclosures to Rack-3 storage enclosures| Rack-3 storage enclosure
location code displayed on HMC: |
Rack-3
Physical location to connect the four FC-AL cables to Rack-3: |
|---|
| Storage enclosure |
Connector |
|---|
| R3-G01 |
R3-G17 |
T3 &
T4 on both FCIC cards |
| R3-G02 |
R3-G18 |
| R3-G03 |
R3-G19 |
| R3-G04 |
R3-G20 |
- You have already selected all the storage enclosures to
be installed at one time. Return to the HMC and click Next.
- The HMC automatically initializes the
storage facility image the storage enclosures are being installed
to.
Note: The times listed are for a fully populated rack
The
HMC displays:
Task in Progress...Powering on the FRU(s)
Verification Progress...Verification progress:
Task in Progress...Activating the system (a maximum of 60 minutes)
Task in Progress...Verifying system
Verification Progress...Verification progress: (a maximum of 45 minutes)
Task in Progress...Activating applications(s) (a maximum of 85 minutes)
When the HMC is finished, it displays:
Service action is complete
Service action is ending...
When the HMC directs
you back to the installation instructions, go to the next step.
- Have all the storage enclosures with DDMs in Rack-3 been
installed?
- Yes, to go the next step.
- No, return to step 2 to install
the remaining storage enclosures.
- Display and repair any related open serviceable events.
- View the storage facility
state, refer to MAP1100 View storage facility state (end of call).
- From the navigation area, click .
- From the bottom Task area, click . A window displays the status (passed/failed)
of 25 or more system checks. Figure 3 is
an example.
- All status fields should display as PASSED
except for the following.
- If the Resources State result is "Failed",
select it and then click Details. If the DDM state
is "5",
this is normal and you should go to the next step.
- If other checks are failed, select it and then click Details.
They should be fixed before going to the next step. If needed, call
the next level of support.
Note: If the 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. Contact the next level of support.
Figure 3. Window: View Storage Facility
State
- Will you be installing a Rack-4
on this storage facility as part of this installation activity?
- Are you installing a Rack-2 on this storage facility
as part of this installation activity?
