Prepare For Installation - Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Manual

2.2. Prepare for installation

Learn how to prepare for installation of your DE6400 or DE6600 series storage
system.
Before you begin
If you are cabling your DE6400 and DE6600 for SAS expansion, review the following information:
•
Add SAS expansion cards
•
Cabling overview for SAS expansion cabling.
Steps
1. Create an account and register your hardware at
2. Ensure that the following items are in the box that you received.
The following table identifies the types of cables you might receive. If you receive a cable not
listed in the table, see
Connector type
4
for SAS expansion card installation.
Lenovo Press to locate the cable and identify its use.
Cable type
RJ-45 Ethernet
ordered)
Lenovo Data Center Support.
Shelf with drives installed (end caps packaged
separately)
Rack-mount hardware
Use
cables (if Management connection