Installing the system hardware

After verification that you have all of the hardware components that you require, you can install them.

You completed the initial steps of verifying the shipping contents and becoming familiar with the hardware components. You verified that the power and environmental requirements are met and planned the location of the enclosures. You are now ready to begin installing the hardware components and connecting the data cables and power cords.

NEBS-compliant earth connection
When you install enclosures into a Network Equipment-Building System (NEBS) compliant installation, each enclosure must have a reliable electrical earth connection that is separate to any earth connections provided by power supply cables.
Installing support rails for the system
Before you install a control or expansion enclosure, you must first install the support rails. The same rails for are used for control and expansion enclosures.
Installing enclosures
Following your enclosure location plan, install the control enclosure (and optionally, one or more expansion enclosures).
Connecting expansion enclosures to the control enclosure
If you have installed expansion enclosures in the rack, you must connect them to the control enclosure.
Connecting Ethernet cables to the node canisters
The control enclosures have several Ethernet ports on the rear of each node canister. The ports provide access to system management facilities and can also provide iSCSI connectivity. The number of ports and their initial function differ across each system model.
Connecting Ethernet cables to 1 Gbps iSCSI 4-port host interface adapters
If you installed an optional 1 Gbps iSCSI 4-port host interface adapter, you can use Ethernet cables to connect the system to your Ethernet SAN.
Connecting Ethernet cables to 25 Gbps iSCSI 2-port host interface adapters
If you installed an optional 25 Gbps iSCSI 2-port host interface adapter, you can use Ethernet cables to connect the system to your network.
Connecting Fibre Channel cables to a 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 4-port host interface adapter
If 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 4-port host interface adapters are installed on your system, you can use Fibre Channel cables to connect them to your 10 Gbps Ethernet or FCoE SAN.
Connecting Fibre Channel cables to a Fibre Channel adapter in the enclosure
If your system has one or more 4-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel adapters installed, use Fibre Channel cables to connect the two node canisters in the enclosure to the switches in the Fibre Channel SAN.
Connecting a control enclosure to a host with onboard SAS connectors
When you install a control enclosure, you can connect it to a host with SAS cables. On Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP systems, you can use the 12 Gbps onboard host SAS ports or an optional 4-port 12 Gbps SAS host interface adapter. Onboard SAS host ports are not available on Lenovo Storage V3700 V2, Lenovo Storage V5030, or Lenovo Storage V5030F systems.
Powering on the system
After you install all hardware components, you must power on the system and check its status.

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