To install the local node and accompanying disk shelves, complete the following steps.
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Action
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Install the switch in either an equipment rack or system cabinet, as described in the appropriate Brocade switch hardware reference manual.
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Connect the switch to a system console and, using hyperterm, establish communication with the switch, as described in the appropriate Brocade switch hardware reference manual.
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Install the local node in either an equipment rack or system cabinet, as described in the F800 Series Hardware Guide.
Caution
Do not boot the node.
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Install the disk shelves into the equipment rack, as described in the DS14 Hardware Guide.
Note
Each disk shelf is terminated in a MetroCluster.
Caution
Do not turn on the disk shelves.
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Set a unique disk shelf ID, from 1 to 7, for each disk shelf in the cluster.
Caution
You cannot have duplicate disk shelf IDs anywhere within the cluster, even if the disk shelves are in different loops.
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Go to Step 3: Configuring the switch.
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