Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1. Unpack your system
- Decide where to install the base enclosure
- 2. Install the rails into your cabinet
- 3. Install the base enclosure onto the rails
- 4. Record the Dell Service Tag
- 5. Install optional expansion enclosures*
- 6. Connect the expansion enclosure to the base enclosure*
- 7. Connect the base enclosure to your switches
- 8. Power up
- a. Expansion enclosure
- b. Base enclosure
- 9. Attach the bezel
- a. Base enclosure
- b. Expansion enclosure
- 10. Discover your system
- What’s next?
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PowerStore Quick Start Guide
Quick Start
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Before you begin
□ Plan your installation: Read the
PowerStore Planning Guide at
http://dell.com/powerstoredocs.
□ Download the PowerStore Quick
Start Guide Discovery Utility at
http://dell.com/powerstoredocs.
This tool helps you discover your
appliances within your network, if
you are remote.
□ Create a support account at
https://dell.com/support. You need
this account later in the
configuration process to activate
software licenses and configure Dell
EMC SupportAssist.
Plan Your
Installation
Record
Network
Addresses
Create a
Support Account
Get Lift
Assistance
Download the
Discovery
Utility
Configure
Network
□ Configure network: Depending on
the model of your system, read the
PowerStore Networking Guide for
PowerStore X Models or the
PowerStore Networking Guide for
PowerStore T Models at
http://dell.com/powerstoredocs.
□ Record network addresses:
Download the networking guide for
your model from
http://dell.com/powerstoredocs,
and work with your network
administrator to complete the Initial
Configuration Worksheet section.
□ Get lift assistance: Obtain the help
of a second person to install the
enclosure into the rack or use a
mechanical lift.
Note: If your appliance arrived pre-racked, begin installation at Step 5 of this guide.
Installation workflow
Record
Dell Service
Ta g