Installing and testing the Rack-2 storage enclosures
You are here to install one or more pairs of storage enclosures
in Model 98E Rack-2.
Procedure
Begin the installation of the Rack-2 storage enclosures
at the HMC.
From the navigation area, click Storage Facility Management > storage
facility.
From the bottom Task area, click MES Install/Remove > Install
Storage Enclosure or Drives. For earlier versions, the menu item
is Install Storage Enclosure or DDMs.
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.
Another Single
Choice Message Box window opens and prompts Select the
component you would like to install. Select Install
FC-AL Storage Enclosures and then click Submit.
Another Single
Choice Message Box window opens and prompts Select the
Storage Facility Image you want to assign the storage enclosures to. Select
the storage facility image that is shown and then click Submit.
The cabling configuration window opens. Confirm that the window indicates 981/98E
cabling, then click Yes.
Note: If the window indicates 980/98B cabling, confirm that you are using the correct
section of these instructions, or contact your next level of support.
Storage enclosures in a 98E expansion rack cannot be installed on
systems configured for 980/98B cabling.
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-2, find all the storage enclosures
that you have not yet cabled and installed.
Determine their Rack-2 storage enclosure location codes (for example: R2-G11). Use
Figure 1 for single-phase
Models 981, 98E. Use Figure 2 for three-phase Models 981,
98E.
Determine the DA Pair IDs that the storage enclosures connect to. Use Table 1 and Figure 1 for single-phase Models 981,
98E. Use Table 2 and Figure 2 for three-phase Models 981,
98E.
Table 1. Rack-2 storage enclosure pairs and DA pair IDs (single-phase Models 981, 98E)
If Rack-2 storage enclosure:
And Rack-2 storage enclosure:
They connect to Rack -2 DA pair ID:
R2-G01 has drives
R2-G02 has drives
4
R2-G09 has drives
R2-G10 has drives
R2-G03 has drives
R2-G04 has drives
6
R2-G11 has drives
R2-G12 has drives
R2-G05 has drives
R2-G06 has drives
5
R2-G07 has drives
R2-G08 has drives
7
Table 2. Rack-2 storage enclosure pairs and DA pair IDs (three-phase Models 981, 98E)
If Rack-2 storage enclosure:
And Rack-2 storage enclosure:
They connect to DA pair ID:
R2-G01 has drives
R2-G02 has drives
1 (in Rack-1)
R2-G03 has drives
R2-G04 has drives
5 (in Rack-2)
R2-G05 has drives
R2-G06 has drives
7 (in Rack-2)
R2-G07 has drives
R2-G08 has drives
4 (in Rack-2)
R2-G09 has drives
R2-G10 has drives
6 (in Rack-2)
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 installation 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
might 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-2 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, refer to Figure 1 (for single-phase Models
981, 98E) or Figure 2 (for three-phase Models 981, 98E) to determine the location of each storage
enclosure being installed in the rack.
Go to the next step.
For each Rack-2 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 FCIC cards in the Rack-2 storage enclosure
being installed. See Figure 3.
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 3. Storage enclosure connections (T1 and T2)
For each Rack-2 physical location code that is displayed by the HMC, find the location code in
the first column of the appropriate tables. Use Table 3 or Table 6 for single-phase Models 981, 98E. Use Table 4 and Table 5 for
three-phase Models 981, 98E. Which table lists that location code in the first
column?
Rack-2 storage enclosure location code displayed on HMC:
Rack-2 physical location to connect
the four FC-AL cables to:
Storage enclosure
Connector
R2-G01
R2-G09
T3 & T4 on both FCIC cards
R2-G02
R2-G10
R2-G03
R2-G11
R2-G04
R2-G12
Connect each of the four FC-AL cables to the Rack-2 I/O enclosure connectors determined in
columns two and three in Table 3, Table 4, or Table 5. See Figure 4, then go to step 7.
Attention: Ensure each FC-AL cable is connected to the correct
adapter and port. Incorrect connections during this installation could
result in a loss of access when additional storage is added to the
affected DA pair.
Figure 4. Location codes for device adapter and host adapter cards
Route and connect the short FC-AL cables that go between two Rack-2 storage enclosures.
Use Table 6 columns two and three to determine
the Rack-2 storage enclosure locations to connect the FC-AL cables to.
Connect the four FC-AL cables. See Figure 1 for single-phase Models 981,
98E , or Figure 2 for three-phase Models 981, 98E. See also Figure 5.
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.
Have you connected the FC-AL cables to all
the storage enclosures that are selected for installation?
Yes, return to the HMC and click Next.
Then return here and go to next step.
No, return to step 4.
The HMC automatically initializes the
storage facility image the storage enclosures are being installed
to.
Note: The times that are listed are for a fully populated rack.
The
HMC displays some or all of the following messages:
Task in Progress...Powering on the FRU(s)
Task in Progress... Verifying the FRU power on
Verification Progress...Verification progress:
Working
Task in Progress...Activating the system (maximum of 40 minutes)
Working...
Task in Progress...Verifying system
Verification Progress...Verification progress: (maximum of 35 minutes)
Working
Task in Progress...Activating applications(s) (maximum of 45 minutes)
Verification progress... Verifying applications(s)
Verification progress... Verification progress:
Working
A window might open indicating that the drives that are involved in this service action are now
being formatted in the background. Click Next.
Note: The actual drive state might be formatting,
initializing, or certifying depending on
the drive type and size. You will monitor completion of the certify process later in this procedure,
in the section Finish installation and cleanup.
A completion window
opens that indicates:
Installation has completed successfully
Return to the MES or installation instructions.
Click Next.
When the HMC is finished, it displays:
Service action is ending...
The window closes. Go to the next step.
Have all the FC-AL storage enclosures in Rack-2 been installed?
Yes, go to the next step.
No, return to step 1 to install the remaining storage enclosures.
Display and repair any related open serviceable events.
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 Drive state is 5 (Certifying),
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 displays as FAILED, the remaining System Check Types
below it cannot be displayed. Contact the next level of support.
Figure 6. Window: View Storage Facility State
Does Rack-2 contain one or more high-performance flash enclosures in locations B04, B03, B02,
or B01?
