DIGITAL DS-BA370-AA RAID StorageWorks Shelf Field Installation Guide

This document is the Field Installation Guide for the DIGITAL DS-BA370-AA RAID StorageWorks Shelf, intended for Compaq service personnel or qualified self-maintenance customers.

It provides comprehensive instructions for installing the StorageWorks shelf in H9A10 or H9A15 cabinets. The guide details three primary mounting types:

1. Front Fixed Mounting: For shelves exclusively mounted at the front of the cabinet.
2. Front Slide Mounting: Allows the front shelf to extend for maintenance access when both front and rear shelves are installed.
3. Rear Fixed Mounting: For all shelves installed at the rear of the cabinet.

Key aspects covered in the installation process include:

• Site Preparation: Ensuring cabinet stability, sufficient clearance, and powering down existing equipment.
• Shelf Preparation: Crucially, components like fan assemblies, power supplies, controller modules, and disk drives must be removed from the BA370 shelf (which weighs over 100 lbs/45.36 kg) before installation to reduce weight and prevent tipping hazards. These are reinstalled after the shelf is secured.
• Installation Kits: Details on the various mounting kits (field, front fixed, front slide, rear fixed) required, along with their components.
• Step-by-Step Procedures: Detailed instructions for installing mounting brackets, slide assemblies, inner races, and securing the shelf within the cabinet.
• Interlock System: Instructions for installing the interlock mechanism, which prevents cabinet instability by ensuring only one slide-mounted unit can be pulled out at a time.
• Optional Components: Procedures for installing optional battery mounting brackets (in three configurations) and front door/bezel kits.