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This document explains how to install CX3-series hardware in cabinets

that conform to the National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association

(NEMA) standards for 19-inch cabinets (in which the left and right

mounting channels are 19 inches apart). It covers mounting hardware

for SPS, SPE3, and DAE3P components, and describes how to cable the

system to AC power and set up the back-end (disk I/O) bus. In most

cases, the illustrations and examples refer to standard cabinets that are

40U tall.

Topics are:

◆ Device placement requirements......................................................... 1

◆ Device height requirements................................................................ 5

◆ Power requirements............................................................................. 4

◆ Installing a 1U storage processor enclosure (SPE3) in a cabinet.... 8

◆ Installing a 1U SPS tray and SPS units in a cabinet....................... 13

◆ Installing a 3U disk enclosure (DAE3P) in a cabinet..................... 20

◆ Setting up an installed storage system............................................ 28

Note: Instructions for adding switches to a storage system are included in the

device-specific documentation that accompanies the switch.

Device placement requirements

This document provides the steps required to install rails and enclosures

in both EMC and non-EMC cabinets. Unless otherwise specified, the

illustrations depict the 40U-C cabinet.

EMC

Rails and Enclosures

(CX3-10 Class and CX3-20 Class Storage Systems)

Field Installation Guide

P/N 300-004-546

REV A03

July 20, 2007

EMC CX3-10 User Manual

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