To cable the Channel A loops, complete the following steps, using the diagram for reference.
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Cable the FC-AL in Slot 8, Port 0 to the disk shelf 1 LRC/ESH Input port of disk pool 1, then cable the FC-AL in Slot 6, Port 0 to the disk shelf 1 LRC/ESH Input port of disk pool 0.
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Cable the disk shelf 1 Channel A LRC/ESH Output port to the disk shelf 2 Channel A LRC/ESH Input port for both disk pools. Label these cables with solid-colored labels.
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3 |
Repeat Step 2 connecting output to input, for the remaining disk shelves in the loop.
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4 |
Set the terminate switches to Off on all but the last disk shelf in the loop, then set the terminate switch on the last disk shelf to On.
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5 |
If you have...
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Then...
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DS14 disk shelves with ESH modules
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Set the 1/2GB switch to 1Gb.
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DS14mk2 FC disk shelves
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Set the 1/2GB switch to 2Gb if you are using the high capacity setting for the disk shelves. Otherwise, set the switch to 1Gb.
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6 |
Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the partner node.
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7 |
Go to Step 2: Cabling the nodes together.
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