StorageWorks Solutions SW800-Series Data Center Cabinet Inst

This document, the "StorageWorks™ Solutions SW800-Series Data Center Cabinet Installation and User’s Guide" (EK–SW800–IG. D01, June 1994), provides comprehensive concepts and procedures for installing, configuring, and using StorageWorks SW800-series data center cabinets. It is intended for qualified service personnel, including customers and Digital Services engineers.

The guide covers:

1. Introduction and Overview: Describes the SW800-series data center cabinet as a modular enclosure for up to 24 StorageWorks shelves (supporting disk drives, tape drives, controllers, and power units), detailing its major components and various power configurations (single-cabinet, dual-shelf, and dual-cabinet for redundancy).
2. Site Preparation & Initial Setup: Instructions for preparing the installation site, including power requirements, space clearances, and equipment grounding. It also details unpacking the cabinet, inspecting for damage, ensuring thermal stabilization of components, removing it from the shipping pallet, leveling, and installing optional skirt kits.
3. Cabinet Configuration: Specific guidance for laying out and configuring both storage-only and controller/storage SW800 cabinets, including shelf and tape drive placement, filler panel installation for FCC/VDE compliance and cooling, and general rules for power and signal cabling and routing.
4. Component Installation: Detailed procedures for mounting StorageWorks shelves (horizontal and vertical, using screw-mounted or tab-mounted brackets) and TZ8x7-series tape drives (chassis rail assembly and enclosure mounting). It also includes steps for accessing the cabinet's interior by removing/reinstalling exterior panels.
5. Power Configuration: In-depth instructions for configuring the cabinet's primary power, including installing Cable Distribution Units (CDUs) for single or dual-power options, along with power cable routing and safety labeling.

The manual repeatedly emphasizes safety warnings, particularly concerning electrical power and handling heavy equipment. It notes that SCSI-2 bus design and connection specifics are covered in separate, referenced StorageWorks documentation.