Array Installation Instructions
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Array Installation Instructions

Document Number: 108-0138-003

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Table of Contents

Introduction

What This Document Contains
Related Documents
Safety Information
Typographical Conventions

1. Product Overview

What Is an Array?
Product Configurations
Upgrading Existing Systems to Array Nodes

2. Installation Planning and Site Preparation

Setting Customer Expectations
SSE Preparation
Site Preparation General Guidelines
Raised Floor Recommendation
Planning for the Array Space Requirements
Preparing to Receive the Array
Environmental Conditions
Array Power Requirements

3. Preinstallation Checklist

Before You Begin Installation
Establish Customer Contact
Verify and Inventory the Components
Assign Node Numbers
Complete Floor Space, Network, and Environmental Planning
Assign IRISconsole Ports for Each Array Node
Determine the HIPPI Connection Scheme
Determine HIPPI Routing and I-Field Assignment
Assign an Array Name
Determine Local Net IP Addresses and Hostnames
Determine HIPPI Network IP Addresses and Hostnames

4. Installing the Array

Installation Overview
Begin Installation and Configuration
Position the Components
Set Up the IRISconsole
Bring Up the Array Nodes
Base Node Configuration
LAN Node Configuration
HIPPI Network Cabling, Configuration, and Testing
Bringing Up the Array
Install Other Silicon Graphics Software Applications

A. Array Diagnostics

Base Node Tests
LAN Tests
HIPPI Tests
Complete Array Configuration Test

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