Chapter 3

Connecting Your Appliance

About this chapter  

This chapter discusses how to connect your appliance to a network through several types of expansion adapters, to third-party devices, to an ASCII terminal console, and to an AC power source.

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Connecting to a Fibre Channel network
• Connecting to an Ethernet network
• Connecting to a DAFS network
• Connecting your remote management card
• Connecting to an ASCII terminal console
• Connecting to an AC power source and powering on

Locating the appropriate connection  

Your appliance connects to a network and to power through the chassis.

Note
For detailed information about your appliance configuration, see the appropriate system administration guide at http://now.netapp.com. For information about how to cable your appliance in a clustered configuration, see the cluster guide.

FAS920, FAS940, and FAS960

The following illustration shows the locations of the onboard ports, PCI slots, and AC connections on a FAS920, FAS940, and FAS960.

FAS980

The following illustration shows the locations of the onboard ports, PCI slots, and AC connections on a FAS980.

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