Appendix B. IBM-provided DS8000 equipment and documents
These topics list the main equipment and documents that IBM ships with your
DS8000 models.
The equipment that you receive can be grouped as follows:
v Components that must stay with the shipment because they are needed for
installation
v Components that are for customer use
v Components that must stay with the storage unit after installation because they
are needed by service representatives
Note: These lists are not intended to be a comprehensive lists. They describe only
the main shipped components.
Installation components
Your shipment includes all the equipment that is needed for the installation of
your storage units.
The following installation components are included with your shipment:
v Storage unit
Your shipment includes one or more of the following models that you ordered:
– Model 941 (base)
– Model 94E (expansion)
– Model 951 (base)
– Model 95E (expansion)
When your models arrive, they contain any ordered I/O enclosures, device
adapters, disk enclosures, disk drives, and the appropriate cables to support
those components. IBM installs these components at the factory.
v IBM System Storage Management Console
A laptop-based Management Console is included with each base model that you
order. The management console is physically located (installed) inside the base
unit.
If you order an external management console, you receive this separate
workstation, the necessary Ethernet cables, and any required installation
hardware to install the external management console to the rack that you
provide. The IBM service representatives install the external management
console into an IBM or a non-IBM rack when they install your storage unit.
v Power cords
Your shipment includes the country or region-specific power cord that you
ordered. See “Power cords” on page 114 for information about the power cords
that are available.
v Various media
IBM ships the following media (typically CDs), which are used during the
installation of your storage units:
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