Preparing for installation
To install your DM5100F system, you need to create an account and register the system. You also need to inventory the appropriate number and type of cables for your system and collect specific network information.
You need to have access to the Lenovo Press for information about site requirements as well as additional information on your configured system.
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Attention
Customers with specific power requirements must check Lenovo Press for their configuration options.
You need to provide the following at your site:
- Rack space for the storage system
- Phillips #2 screwdriver
- Additional networking cables to connect your system to your network switch and laptop or console with a Web browser
- Record the system serial number from the controllers.
- Inventory and make a note of the number and types of cables you received.The following table identifies the types of cables you might receive. If you receive a cable not listed in the table, see Lenovo Press to locate the cable and identify its use.
Type of cable Part number and length Connector type For... 25 GbE cable (SFP28) 7Z57A03557, 1m
7Z57A03558, 3m
7Z57A03559, 5m
Cluster interconnect/HA and Ethernet data (order-dependent) 100 GbE cable (QSFP28) 7Z57A03561, 1m
7Z57A03562, 3m
7Z57A03563, 5m
Storage (order-dependent) Optical cables 4Z57A10845, .5M LC-LC OM4
4Z57A10846, 1M LC-LC OM4
4Z57A10847, 3M LC-LC OM4
4Z57A10848, 5M LC-LC OM4
4Z57A10849, 10M LC-LC OM4
4Z57A10850, 15M LC-LC OM4
Fiber channel or Ethernet data (order-dependent) RJ-45 (order dependant) Various 
Management and Ethernet network Micro-USB console cable Not applicable 
Console connection during software setup Power cables Various 
Powering up the system
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