Apple NMB-003 manual Connecting a Four-Drive System to a Host Computer or Switch

Connecting a Four-Drive System to a Host Computer or Switch

You can connect your Xserve RAID to a host computer using one fibre channel cable if your drive modules are on one RAID controller.

If your drive modules are spread across both RAID controllers, two on each controller, connect both controllers to the host computer using two fibre channel cables.

Connecting a Seven-Drive System to a Host Computer or Switch

You can connect your system to a host computer or switch using one fibre channel cable if your drive modules are on one RAID controller.

If your drive modules are spread across both RAID controllers, two on each controller, connect both controllers to the host computer using two fibre channel cables.

Connecting a 14-Drive System to a Host Computer or Switch

You can connect your system to a host computer or a fibre channel switch using one fibre channel cable connected to each RAID controller.

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