About This Document
Intended Audience
This document describes the installation procedures of the storage system, covering the following parts: precautions and preparations, installing bays, cabling, installation check, power-on, status indicator check, and initializing the storage system.
This document is intended for:
- Technical support engineers
- Maintenance engineers
Conventions
As part of an effort to improve and enhance the product performance and capabilities, Huawei periodically releases revisions of the hardware and software. Therefore, some functions described in this document may not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. For the most up-to-date information about product features, refer to the product release notes.
If a product does not function as described in this document, contact Huawei technical support engineers.
Update History
Updates between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document issue contains all updates made in previous issues.
Issue 13 (2018-05-30)
This is the thirteenth official release.
Added the section of Connecting a Storage System to the DNS Server.
Added the description about how to use the optical fiber binding tape.
Issue 12 (2018-02-05)
This is the twelfth official release.
Optimized some description.
Issue 11 (2017-11-30)
This is the eleventh official release.
Modified the descriptions of the Connecting 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel interface module (eight ports) (Without Using an ODF) and Connecting 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel interface module (eight ports) (Using an ODF).
Issue 10 (2017-10-27)
This is the tenth official release.
Modified the descriptions of the networking diagrams in sections Connecting GE Electrical Ports, Connecting Fibre Channel Host Ports, Connecting 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel interface module (eight ports) (Without Using an ODF), and Connecting 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel interface module (eight ports) (Using an ODF) of chapter Connecting Cables.
Issue 09 (2017-07-20)
This is the ninth official release.
Added the description of the maximum number of modems supported by a controller in section Building a Remote Maintenance Environment.
Issue 08 (2017-05-10)
This is the eighth official release.
Added the description of PDU in Connecting AC Power Cables.
Issue 07 (2017-03-27)
- Added the license description of the OceanStor 18500 V3 and 18800 V3 storage systems' HyperReplication (for block), HyperSnap (for block), HyperClone, HyperMetro, or SmartTier feature and restrictions on applying for license capacity.
- Added the default IP addresses of the management network ports on the OceanStor 18500 V3 and 18800 V3 storage systems' engines.
- Added the description of high-voltage DC power modules' specifications and their pictures.
Issue 06 (2016-12-05)
- Updated information about AC in the section of Quick checklist for the installation environment.
- Updated information about storage system weight in the section of Floor Load Capacity.
Issue 05 (2016-11-20)
- Updated content about browsers compatible with DeviceManager.
- Added disk slot numbers in Installing 2.5-Inch Disks and Installing 3.5-Inch Disks.
- Added checking filler panels of disk and interface modules in Checking the Hardware Installation.
- Added the section of Changing IP Addresses of Management Network Ports Using DeviceManager.
- Added the section of Initially Configuring the Storage System (Applicable to V300R003C20) and information about domain names supported by NTP server addresses.
- Added the section of Settings Alarm Dump (Applicable to V300R003C20) and information about domain names supported by alarm dump server addresses.
- Added the section of Settings Trap Server Addresses (Applicable to V300R003C20) and information about domain names supported by Trap server addresses.
- Added the section of Setting the Syslog Notification (Applicable to V300R003C20) to describe the configuration procedure of syslog notification in the certificate verification mode.
- Added the section of Logging In to the CLI of the Storage System Using a Public Key.
Updates in Issue 04 (2016-07-25)
This is the fourth release.
- Updated the number of disk enclosures that can be cascaded in Connecting Disk Enclosures.
- Added the meaning of the XSG1 command output to Installing Other Software on an Application Server to show that XSG1 indicates the OceanStor V3 series.
- Added contents to Setting an IP Address for the Management Network Port Used to Manage the SVP.
Updates in Issue 03 (2016-04-30)
This is the third release.
- Updated information about corrosive airborne contaminants in section Quick Checklist for the Installation Environment.
- Added information about principles for laying out devices in a cabinet.
- Added information about connecting the engine to a management network.
- Added information about logging in to the DeviceManager through network port management.
- Added information about importing a license.
- Added recommended configurations for VMware NMP.
- Added recommended configurations for Linux Device Mapper Multipath.
Updates in Issue 02 (2015-12-10)
This is the second release.
Added the ways to change the password of KVM and the password used for logging in to storage system.
Added the ways to query detailed compatibility information.
Updates in Issue 01 (2015-08-30)
Initial commercial release.
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