Connecting a nonclustered system

Put on the antistatic wrist strap and grounding leash.

Make sure that the appliance is turned off.

Connect your appliance to the network by plugging the network cable into either the left or right network input connection (green ports) in the center of the CPU module at the rear of the appliance. The illustration in the next step shows the connection to the CPU module.

Connect the console cable to the console connection port (blue port on FAS250, purple port on FAS270) at the far right of the CPU module, using the DB-9 to RJ-45 console adapter. For information about connecting a console cable, see Connecting your appliance to an ASCII terminal console.

For FAS270

For FAS250

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You are not attaching a third-party device to the Fibre Channel port (orange port)

Insert the Fibre Channel terminator, or loopback terminator, into the Fibre Channel port (orange port) at the far left of the CPU module.

You are attaching a third-party device, such as a tape backup or a Fibre Channel switch

Leave the Fibre Channel port (orange port) unterminated, and see Connecting to third-party devices.

Make sure that the 1 Gb/2 Gb switch is set to the 1-Gb position.

Caution
This switch sets the Fibre Channel link speed to 1 Gb/s or 2 Gb/s. The appliance does not work if the switch is set to 2 Gb/s. You must set the switch to 1 Gb/s.

For FAS270 only

If you are connecting your system to one or two additional disk shelves, set the terminate switch on the CPU module to Off.

If you are not connecting your system to an additional disk shelf, set the terminate switch to On.

Set the shelf ID to "1." The shelf ID switch on the back of the appliance is used to differentiate the FAS270 from additional disk shelves connected to the system. For the FAS270 and FAS250, the default and recommended setting for the ID switch is "1."

Note
Power to the appliance must be off before changing the thumbwheel switch value. The change takes effect after power is restored to the appliance. Do not change the thumbwheel switch ID value while the power is on.

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Adding disk shelves to your FAS270

See Connecting additional disk shelves.

Not adding disk shelves to your FAS270, or if your system is a FAS250

See Connecting your system to a power source.