User Guide Table of Contents
Drive Assembly Replacement..................................................................................................................................................71
CMA Replacement................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Rails Replacement....................................................................................................................................................................93
Chassis Replacement............................................................................................................................................................. 122
Special Considerations for Cable Routing........................................................................................................................... 157
Cabling for CMA..................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Before You Begin............................................................................................................................................................ 159
Cabling CMA................................................................................................................................................................... 160
Chapter 5. System Management................................................................................................................................................162
Firmware Upgrade..................................................................................................................................................................163
Downloading Firmware from the Support Portal......................................................................................................... 163
Linux Upgrade Preparation.............................................................................................................................................165
Linux Upgrade to New Firmware...................................................................................................................................167
Non-Automatic Firmware Activation in Linux................................................................................................................169
Windows Upgrade Preparation.....................................................................................................................................170
Windows Upgrade to New Firmware........................................................................................................................... 172
Non-Automatic Firmware Activation in Windows........................................................................................................ 175
Upgrading Firmware with OOBM.................................................................................................................................. 178
Configuring OOBM Network Settings...................................................................................................................................179
Configuring OOBM Network Settings Using SES......................................................................................................... 179
Zoning...................................................................................................................................................................................... 181
Before Zoning..................................................................................................................................................................182
Predefined Zoning Configurations.................................................................................................................................182
sg_senddiag Command................................................................................................................................................. 188
Enabling Zoning using Linux.......................................................................................................................................... 189
Disabling Zoning using Linux......................................................................................................................................... 192
Enabling Zoning using Windows.................................................................................................................................. 195
Disabling Zoning using Windows................................................................................................................................. 199
Subenclosure Nickname........................................................................................................................................................202
Setting the Subenclosure Nickname............................................................................................................................ 202
Partially Populated Enclosures..............................................................................................................................................204
Partial Population Configurations.................................................................................................................................. 204
Installing Drives...............................................................................................................................................................207
Daisy Chaining........................................................................................................................................................................ 210
Daisy Chaining Configurations........................................................................................................................................211
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