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Installing a 4-bay storage enclosure

A 4-bay storage enclosure occupies four adjacent node bays in the chassis.

A storage system includes a control enclosure and might also include one or more expansion enclosures. Refer to the documentation that comes with the storage enclosure for detailed information about installing, cabling, and configuring the storage enclosure. Storage node documentation is available from the Flex System v7000 storage node information page.
Before you install a 4-bay storage enclosure in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis, complete the following steps:
  1. Verify that the storage enclosure is compatible with the chassis. See the Lenovo ServerProven website.
  2. Make sure that enough power supplies and fan modules are installed in the chassis to support the storage enclosure and any expansion enclosures that you plan to install. See Installing components to determine the number of power supplies and 80 mm fan modules that are required and where they should be installed in your chassis configuration.
  3. Select the bays for the storage enclosure. Four adjacent bays (two vertically and horizontally) are required.
  4. Remove the node fillers and the chassis shelves from the selected bays, if they are installed. See Removing a chassis shelf for instructions.
  5. Remove the shelf supports from the center of the selected bays, if they are installed. See Removing the shelf supports for instructions.

Complete the following steps:

Follow the detailed instructions that come with the 4-bay storage enclosure to install, cable, and configure the storage enclosure.
Storage node documentation is available from the Flex System v7000 storage node information page.
After you install the storage enclosure, complete the following steps:
  1. Make a note of the enclosure identification information on one of the labels that come with the Flex System Enterprise Chassis. Place a label on the enclosure label tab and on the adjacent chassis label plate, to the left of the storage enclosure. See User labels for more information.
    Important
    Do not place the label on the storage enclosure or in any way block the ventilation holes on the chassis.