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Contents
Component identification
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Front panel LEDs and buttons
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Rear panel components
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Rear panel LEDs and buttons
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SAS and SATA drive numbers
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SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs
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SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations
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Operations
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Power up the storage enclosure
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Power down the storage enclosure
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Setup
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Rack planning resources
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Optimum environment
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Space and airflow requirements
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Temperature requirements
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Power requirements
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Electrical grounding requirements
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Rack warnings
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Shipping contents
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Installing the storage enclosure into the rack
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Installing hardware options
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Installing servers
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Choosing a configuration
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Single-enclosure configuration
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Cascading (1+1) configuration
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Cabling the storage enclosure
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Supported cables
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SAS cabling guidelines
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Power cords
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Updating firmware
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Hardware options installation
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Hard drive options
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SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines
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Installing a SAS or SATA hard drive
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