The installation process

Install the storage appliances in a freestanding rack.

Only if the installation is part of a new system installation and it was not shipped in a system cabinet.

Installation and Setup Instructions for your storage appliance.

Install the disk shelves in the rack.

Yes, if the disk shelf is an addition to your existing system or if your new system was not shipped in a system cabinet.

Installation and Setup Instructions for your storage appliance.

Connect the disk shelf to the storage appliance.

Only in the following scenarios:

• If the disk shelf is part of a new system installation

Installation and Setup Instructions for your storage appliance.

• If the disk shelf is the first in an additional loop to your existing system.

Installing a disk shelf

Connect the disk shelves to each other.

Only in the following scenarios:

• If the new system installation has multiple disk shelves

Installation and Setup Instructions for your storage appliance.

• If the new disk shelf is an addition to your existing system.

Appendix A, Hot-adding a DS14mk2 AT to an existing loop

Ground the system.

Yes.

Installation and Setup Instructions for your storage appliance or Installing a disk shelf.

Connect the disk shelves to a power source

Yes.

Installation and Setup Instructions for your storage appliance or Installing a disk shelf or Appendix A, Hot-adding a DS14mk2 AT to an existing loop.

If the system was shipped in a system cabinet, you must connect the system cabinet to redundant power sources.

See the System Cabinet Guide.

Configure the system.

Yes, if the disk shelf installation is part of a new system installation.

See the Data ONTAP Software Setup Guide.