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Preface
This Site Preparation Guide is part of a four-book documentation set that supports installa-
tion, operation, troubleshooting, and servicing of the StorageTek 9176 and D173 Disk Sub-
system. The Site Preparation Guide provides order information and some instructions for
preparing your installation site. To plan for an installation, refer to the Planning Guide, part
number MO9113Ae.
System operators and service technicians should use these books and follow all applicable
site preparation requirements prior to installing the 9176 controller tray and drive tray, or the
new D173 Disk Subsystem with its Disk Controller Array and drive tray extensions. Readers
should understand Fiber Channel and network technology and have extensive knowledge of
computer system operation, maintenance, and repair.
A portion of the product described in this book is a licensed product of our supplier, which
due to contractual reasons MUST remain unnamed.
Design efforts will continue to improve products as new technology, components, software,
and firmware become available. StorageTek, therefore, reserves the right to change specifi-
cations without prior notice.
All features, functions, and operations described herein may not be marketed by StorageTek
in all parts of the world. In some instances, photographs and figures are of equipment proto-
types. Therefore, before using this document, consult your StorageTek representative for in-
formation that is applicable and current.
StorageTek rebranding has taken place to use the latest Client Server Disk terminology, and
convert acronyms such as SM7 to OST or OM. Please be aware of this difference when using
the software and entering directory names or commands.
Nomenclature
Disk storage subsystems (referred to in this book) are:
1. The StorageTek 9176 Disk Subsystem, which comes in three hardware models with for-
mal names as follows.
9170 001 StorageTek 9170 Disk Array
9176 001 StorageTek 9176 001 Disk Controller
9176 002 StorageTek 9176 002 ENTPR Disk Controller
2. The StorageTek D173 Disk Subsystem, which comes in two hardware models with for-
mal names as follows.
D173 001 StorageTek D173 Disk Controller Array
9170 001 StorageTek 9170-001 or 9170-002 Disk Array
The storage management software that enables one to assign LUNs, diagnose problems, and