Step 2: Cabling the Channel A loops

The following diagram shows how the filer is cabled to Channel A disk shelf 0 and how the balance of the Channel A shelf-to-shelf loops are cabled.

To cable Channel A loops, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Connect the HSSDC connector to the Channel A FC-AL port on your filer and connect the other end of the cable to the Channel A LRC Input port on disk shelf 0.
2	Label this cable with a solid-colored label.
3	Connect one end of the shelf-to-shelf cable to the Channel A disk shelf 0 LRC Output port, then connect the other end to the Channel A disk shelf 1 LRC Input port.
4	Label this cable with a solid-colored label.
5	Repeat Steps 3 and 4, connecting Channel A disk shelf 1 to Channel A disk shelf 2 and so, on for the remaining disk shelves.
6	Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the partner filer.
7	Go to section Step 3: Cabling the cluster interconnect adapters.