StorageTek 96126 User Manual
Solaris - Installation Instructions-
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Second Edition
96126
StorageTek Proprietary
Install Fibre Channel Cable
Attach cables using the following procedures.
1. Route the fibre channel interface cables between the storage system and
the host or per your customer’s system configuration plans.
2. Attach the fibre channel cables to the INPUT connectors on the
controller’s host interface minihubs (or array module host ports).
The following photograph shows the input side of a control module, showing
the 2 Gigabit LC to LC Fibre Channel (FC) shortwave (fiber-optic) cable.
the 2 Gigabit LC to LC Fibre Channel (FC) shortwave (fiber-optic) cable.
Make sure that your minihub speed is set to correspond with your HBA and
switch speed. Also ensure that your host is attached to different controllers, as
shown below..
switch speed. Also ensure that your host is attached to different controllers, as
shown below..
Photographs of the storage system host interface ports (on a control module’s
host minihubs and on an array module’s controller FRU) are shown below.
host minihubs and on an array module’s controller FRU) are shown below.
3. Connect the other end of the fibre cable(s) to the Host Bus Adapter (HBA).
See example below.
1
2
3
4
Host Minihub 1 and 3 are
supported by Controller A
supported by Controller A
Host Minihub 2 and 4 are
supported by Controller B
supported by Controller B