Before you install the
enclosures, you must be familiar with these enclosure location guidelines.
Installing a control
enclosure only
If you are installing a control enclosure
only, follow these guidelines.
- Position the enclosure in the rack so that you can easily view
it and access it for servicing.
- Locate the enclosure low enough for the rack to remain stable.
- Ensure that you provide a way for two or more people to install
and remove the enclosure.
Installing a control enclosure
and one or more expansion enclosures
If you are installing
a control enclosure plus one or more expansion enclosures, follow
these guidelines.
- Each Lenovo Storage V series enclosure to be installed requires 2U of rack space.
- Each assembled enclosure weighs more than 18 kg. Provide sufficient
space at the front of the rack for two persons to carry the enclosure
safely.
- Install all enclosures that constitute one system in contiguous
positions in a rack. Place the control enclosure in the middle
of the rack.
- Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and Lenovo
Storage V3700 V2 XP control enclosures systems can support up to 10 expansion enclosures
on one chain. Lenovo Storage V5030 systems can support two chains and each chain can support up to
10 expansion enclosures.
- If a rack is to be only partially filled, install the enclosures
low enough for the rack to remain stable and enable easy access to
the enclosures for servicing.
Adding an expansion enclosure chain to an existing system
If you
are adding an expansion enclosure chain to an existing Lenovo Storage V5030 or system, follow these guidelines.
- You do not need to power off the system. You can add an expansion
enclosure while the system is operational.
- Add the first expansion enclosure directly below the control enclosure.
- Add the second expansion enclosure directly above the control
enclosure.
- Add the third expansion enclosure directly below the first.
- Add the fourth expansion directly above the second, and so on.