Preparing to install the 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure
Learn about the prerequisites for installing the 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure and determine whether you can install the enclosure concurrently.
To prepare to set up an enclosure, complete the following steps:
- Determine the level of software that you need to support the enclosure. For instructions, see the IBM® Prerequisite website.
- Determine whether you can add your
enclosure concurrently by reviewing the following information. You
can add your enclosure concurrently (with the system powered on and
partitions active) if you have one of the following configurations:
- Your system is managed by an IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC).
- Your system is not managed by an HMC, but has only one partition,
and that partition is running the IBM i operating system.Note: If you do not have one of these configurations, you must power off the system to add enclosures.
- Choose one of the following options:
- If your 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure arrived to your site preinstalled in a rack, continue with one of the following procedures:
- If you want to install disk drives or solid-state drives (SSDs), continue with Optional: Install disk drives or SSDs in the 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure.
- If you want to connect your 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure to your system, continue with Connecting the 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure to your system.
- If you need to install the 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure into a rack, ensure that you have the
following items before you start your installation:
- Phillips screwdrivers
- Flat-head screwdriver
- Rack with two Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) units of contiguous space.Note: If you do not have a rack that is installed, install the rack. For instructions, see Racks and rack features.
