Required tools, equipment, and documentation

Equipment you receive with your appliance

In addition to this guide, your shipment should have the following components:

An FAS900 series appliance and bezel
A DB-9 to DB-9 straight-through serial cable and a DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter for your ASCII terminal connection, if ordered
A disposable antistatic grounding leash
The appropriate rack installation kit
Grounding cable kit
FAS900 series documentation

Equipment rack installation components

The following table lists the components you receive to install your appliance in a specific type of equipment rack.

Tools or equipment	Front-mounted on a two-post equipment rack	Center-mounted on a two-post equipment rack	Front-mounted on a four-post equipment rack
Four-post rack adjustable supports			X
Rail mounting screws	X	X	X
Two-post rack mounts	X	X

Required tools

To install your appliance components in an equipment rack, you need the following tools and equipment:

#1 and #2 Phillips screwdrivers
Rack alignment tool and marker
Hand level
Antistatic wrist strap and grounding leash
Caution
The FAS900 series has electronic components that are sensitive to static electricity. Static discharge from your clothing or other fixtures can damage these components. Always wear an antistatic wrist strap and a grounding leash to prevent static discharge.

Required configuration equipment

To configure your system, you need the following equipment on site:

ASCII terminal (also referred to as an ANSI terminal)
Serial console

Required documentation

The following table lists additional documentation you need to help manage your FAS900 series appliance.

Document name	When to use	Where to find
Site Requirements Guide	Use this guide to assist you in preparing your site for your FAS900 series appliance.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com
Data ONTAP Release Notes	Use this document to see what is new with your appliance, for a list of new procedures that didn't make the user documentation, and for a listing of the changes since the last release of the Data ONTAP^TM software.	On the Media Kit CD-ROM and online at now.netapp.com
System Configuration Guide	Use this guide to configure and optimize your appliance.	Online at now.netapp.com
Disk shelf guide	Use this guide to connect your disk shelves to your appliance.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com
Software Setup Guide	Use this guide to set up the system software on your appliance.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com
System Administration File Access Management Guide	Use this guide to configure and manage different file access protocols supported by Data ONTAP software on your appliance.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com
System Administration Storage Management Guide	Use this guide to configure, operate, and manage Network Appliance filers.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com
System Administration Network Management Guide	Use this guide to address issues of routine administration, specifically network-related issues.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com
Cluster guide	Use the appropriate cluster guide to set up a clustered configuration of your system.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com
System Administration Data Protection Guide	Use this guide to address administration issues, data protection and high availability issues.	Document package and online at now.netapp.com