Before you begin the installation

Plan your installation, unpack the order you have received, and install your system.

The management GUI guides you through the initial configuration process.

If you are installing a new Lenovo Storage^® V7000 Unified system, which includes the Lenovo Storage V7000file module and the Lenovo Storage V7000 storage system, follow the installation instructions in the Storage V7000 Unified Quick Installation Guide to install the hardware for both machine types 2073 and 2076. The Storage V7000 Unified Quick Installation Guide is shipped with the Lenovo Storage V7000file module hardware. Use the Lenovo Storage V7000 documentation to add a new Lenovo Storage V7000 expansion enclosure to an existing Lenovo Storage V7000 Unified system.

See the following website for the available translated versions of the Quick Installation Guide:

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/lenovo-storage

Important information:

You must first work through the planning information regarding your physical environment and logical network in the Lenovo Storage V7000 Knowledge Center.
Ensure that you have available any cables that you are supplying.

Installation scenarios

Depending on your order, you will need to complete the steps for one or more of the following scenarios.

Setting up a new system that consists of installing a control enclosure only. In this case, you are not installing any expansion enclosures.
Setting up a new system that consists of installing a control enclosure and one or more expansion enclosures.
Adding an expansion enclosure to an existing system. In this case, you initially installed a control enclosure (and, optionally, one or more expansion enclosures). To add an expansion enclosure to your existing system, you do not need to power off the system. You can add an expansion enclosure while the system is operational.
Adding another control enclosure (either by itself or with one or more expansion enclosures) to an existing system. You do not need to power off the system. You can add another control enclosure while the system is operational.
Note: Support for multiple control enclosures in a single system requires a software level of 6.2.0 or later. You must update to the most current level of software after installing the Lenovo Storage V7000. The management GUI can be used to apply software updates. Refer to the Lenovo Storage V7000 support website for the latest information on software updates.
Setting up a new system that consists of more than one control enclosure. You install the first control enclosure and then the required expansion enclosures. For other control enclosures, do the setup as if you were adding it to an existing system.

Table 1 identifies the order of the steps that you take for each of the different scenarios.

Table 1. Steps for the different scenarios
New system with control enclosure only	New system that includes a control enclosure and one or more expansion enclosures	Adding expansion enclosures to an existing system	Adding control enclosures and expansion enclosures to an existing system
Reviewing your Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 packing slip	Reviewing your Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 packing slip	Reviewing your Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 packing slip	Reviewing your Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 packing slip
Identifying the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 hardware components	Identifying the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 hardware components	Verifying Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 environmental requirements	Verifying Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 environmental requirements
Verifying Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 environmental requirements	Verifying Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 environmental requirements	Reviewing enclosure location guidelines	Reviewing enclosure location guidelines
Reviewing enclosure location guidelines	Reviewing enclosure location guidelines	Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 support rails²	Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 support rails¹
Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 support rails	Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 support rails¹	Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 enclosures²	Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 enclosures¹
Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 enclosures	Installing the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 enclosures¹	Connecting SAS cables to the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 expansion enclosures²	Connecting SAS cables to the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 expansion enclosures²
Attaching the Ethernet cables	Connecting SAS cables to the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 expansion enclosures²	Connecting the power cords²	Attaching the Ethernet cables¹
Optional: Attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 Fibre Channel longwave SFP transceivers	Attaching the Ethernet cables¹	Powering on the system²	Adding another Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 control enclosure to an existing system
Attaching the Fibre Channel cables	Attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 Fibre Channel longwave SFP transceivers¹	Adding an expansion enclosure into an existing system	Optional: Attaching the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 Fibre Channel longwave SFP transceivers¹
Attaching the 10 Gbps Ethernet cables	Attaching the Fibre Channel cables		Attaching the Fibre Channel cables
Connecting the power cords	Attaching the 10 Gbps Ethernet cables		Attaching the 10 Gbps Ethernet cables
Powering on the system	Setting up your system for the first time with a Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 control enclosure or a control enclosure and one or more expansion enclosures		Connecting the power cords
Setting up your system for the first time with a Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen1 control enclosure or a control enclosure and one or more expansion enclosures			Powering on the system
¹ These steps are performed for each control enclosure and expansion enclosure that you add. ² These steps are performed for each expansion enclosure that you add.

Be familiar with the following information

Where it is applicable, a CAUTION notice indicates situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. Before doing a step that contains a caution notice, read and understand the statement that accompanies it.
Sliding drawers: Do not pull out or install any drawer or feature if the rack stabilizer brackets are not attached to the rack. Do not pull out more than one drawer at a time. The rack might become unstable if you pull out more than one drawer at a time.
Fixed drawers: Any fixed drawer (like the V7000) must not be removed for servicing unless specified by the manufacturer. Attempting to move the drawer partially or completely out of the rack might cause the rack to become unstable or cause the drawer to fall out of the rack.
Use safe practices when lifting. The fully populated enclosure weighs about 57.2 lbs (26 kg). At least two people are required to lift and install the enclosure into the rack or to remove an enclosure from the rack.
Do not use rack-mounted devices as a shelf or workspace. Do not place any object on top of rack-mounted devices.

Tools needed

A Phillips screwdriver is the only tool needed for the system installation.