Required tools and equipment

Prior to receiving your Network Appliance hardware, make sure that you have the appropriate tools and equipment assembled and ready to use:

Pallet jack or forklift, if you ordered a filer or NetCache^TM appliance and nine or more disk shelves, or a NearStore^TM system; or a hand truck or cart, if you ordered just a filer or NetCache appliance or individual disk shelves
Note
This guide uses the term storage appliance to refer to a filer, NetCache appliance, NearStore system, or FAS900 series appliance.
#1 and #2 Phillips head screwdrivers and a flathead screwdriver for cable adapters and LRC screws
ASCII terminal (also referred to as an ANSI terminal)
Serial console
Null modem cable (optional)
Note
If the DB-9 to DB-9 straight-through serial cable for an ASCII terminal connection provided with your storage appliance is not compatible with your terminal connector, you need a null modem cable.

WARNING
Three people are required to install FAS900 series appliances and NearStore storage engines (chassis) when both power supplies are installed. Two people are required to install all other storage appliances and disk shelves safely into a rack or NetApp® System Cabinet.

Additional tools necessary for -48V DC power connections

If you ordered a -48V DC version of the filer or NetCache appliance, you need the following -48V DC power supply cable tools and equipment to fabricate the three-way cables required for DC power connections:

Wire-stripper
Soldering tool
Pliers
12 AWG (0.6 cm) x 3C copper wire (Wire length is determined by your environment.)
Caution
Do not mix different AC and DC power supplies in your filer or NetCache appliance.

Network cables and requirements

The following table lists the network cables required for your filer or NetCache appliance.

Port	Cabling requirements
Ethernet network
10Base-T/100Base-TX	Category 3 (10Base-T only) or 5 (10Base-T/100Base-TX) unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable with RJ-45 connectors
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)	Cable type	Maximum distance
	50 micron multimode fiber optic cable with SC connector	550m
	62.5 micron multimode fiber optic cable with SC connector	220m
10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T Copper GbE	Category 5 unshielded four-pair cable with RJ-45 connectors	100m
FDDI network
RJ-45 connector	Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or a 100-ohm screened twisted-pair (ScTP) cable with a TP-MIC plug
Duplex SC connector	Cable type	Maximum distance
	50 micron multimode fiber optic cable	550m
	62.5 micron multimode fiber optic cable	220m
DAFS network
LC connector	50 micron multimode fiber optic cable	500m
Fibre Channel network
LC connector	50 micron multimode fiber optic cable	1m, 5m, 30m
ATM network
SC connector	Duplex 62.5/125 micron multimode fiber optic cable with an SC connector.	2000m Note Cable not to exceed the maximum length specified in the appropriate ATM Forum UNI (User Network Interface) standard.