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Unlock and open the rear doors of the system cabinet and the front door, if it is not already open. Install your equipment into the system cabinet as described in the installation instructions accompanying your equipment. The storage controllers should be in the middle of the system cabinet.

NetApp systems provide a modular hardware architecture running the Data ONTAP (7mode and CDOT) operating system and WAFL (Write Anywhere File Layout) software. Netapp systems are consistently ranked amongst the best performing, easiest to use, and highest reliability ratings in the storage industry.

A little about your equipment. The FAS3160 will only support ONTAP 8.2.5P3. It will require licenses that are tied to the controllers for you to use it. I would recommend you find and contact your local NetApp area manager and see if the can help you out with licensing. You may need to create an account to access these links.

The company has gained prominence with its Data ONTAP operating system and smart fabric-attached storage solutions. Its filers are the most common equipment that you might see in a leading network today, but NetApp also provides intelligent ways to manage your information even across a large footprint.