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Chapter 2: Installation
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Unpacking the VTrak (below)
• Mounting VTrak in a Rack (page 14)
• Installing Physical Drives (page 19)
• Making Management and Data Connections (page 23)
• Setting Up Serial Cable Connections (page 31)
Unpacking the VTrak
The VTrak box contains the following items:
• VTrak Unit
• Left and right mounting rails
• RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable
• Screws for physical drives
(VTraks that ship without drives)
• 1.5m (4.9 ft) Power cords (2)
• CD with SNMP files, MPIO files,
RAID console.inf file, Product
Manual, and Quick Start Guide
Warning
The electronic components within the VTrak disk array are
sensitive to damage from Electro-Static Discharge (ESD).
Observe appropriate precautions at all times when handling the
VTrak or its subassemblies.
Important
Existing VTrak J330s, J630s, or J830s JBOD expansion units
require two critical updates to support the VTrak E330f, E630f,
and E830f RAID subsystems:
• If you have SATA drives, replace the existing AAMUX
adapters with the new SAS-to-SATA adapters, available from
PROMISE Technology at http://www.promise.com
• Download the latest firmware image file available from
PROMISE support: http://www.promise.com/support/ and
flash your existing VTrak JBOD units. Follow the instructions
in Chapter 6 of the VTrak E-Class E610f, E610s, E310f,
E310s Product Manual.