About This Document
Purpose
This document describes how to install OceanStor 18000 V5 and 18000F V5 series storage systems. It consists of the following parts: precautions and planning, installation process and preparation, hardware installation, cabling and checking, system power-on and initialization, and software installation. In addition to FAQs and cable routing and binding basics, this document also provides instructions on how to prepare labels and cables as well as how to seek technical support.
The following table lists the product models that this document is applicable to.
Product Series |
Product Model |
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OceanStor 18000 V5 series |
OceanStor 18500 V5 and 18800 V5 |
OceanStor 18000F V5 series |
OceanStor 18500F V5 and 18800F V5 |
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
- Technical support engineers
- Maintenance engineers
Notice
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.
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Change History
Updates between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document issue contains all updates made in previous issues.
Issue 08 (2022-11-26)
This issue is the eighth official release.
Optimized description of some sections.
Issue 07 (2021-06-30)
This issue is the seventh official release.
Optimized description of some sections.
Issue 06 (2021-01-30)
This issue is the sixth official release.
Added the support for multi-controller networking through switches.
Issue 05 (2020-11-30)
This issue is the fifth official release.
Optimized description of some sections.
Issue 04 (2020-09-15)
This issue is the fourth official release.
- Optimized the document structure.
- Supported the multi-controller networking via switches.
- Supported the mixed configuration of SAS disk enclosures and smart NVMe disk enclosures.
Issue 03 (2020-04-10)
This issue is the third official release.
- Optimized descriptions about chapter "Controller Enclosure and Application Server Connection Planning".
- Added the description about remote power-on.
Issue 02 (2019-12-30)
This issue is the second official release.
Added chapter "Before You Start."
Issue 01 (2019-10-30)
This issue is the first official release.