Chapter4 Installing Hardware Options
Installing Adapters
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Cisco Content Engine 511 and 566 Hardware Installation Guide
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Installing the Fibre Channel Adapter
To install the Fibre Channel adapter, follow these steps:
Step1 Check the system board and locate the co rrect PCI-X slot for the Fibre Channel
card.
Step2 Power down any connected peripheral devices and then power down the Content
Engine.
Step3 Disconnect the power cords.
Step4 Re move the cover. (See the “Removing the Cover and Bezel” section on
page 4-1.)
Step5 Remove the expansion slot cover. (See Figure 4-3.)
Step6 Align the adapter with the slot 2 connector on the riser card. Carefully press the
adapter into the expansion slot until it is fully seated and secure. (See Figure4-4.)
Step7 Reinstall the riser card. M ake sure that the riser card is fully seated in the riser
card connector on the system board.
Step8 Connect one end of an LC-LC Fibre Channel cable to the optical interface
connector on the Fibre Channel adapter card. Connect the other end to a Fibre
Channel device.
Step9 Carefully install and secure the cover. (See the “Completing the Installation”
section on page 4-16.)
Step10 Connect the power cables.
Step11 Power on all external Fibre Channel devices; then power on the Content Engine.
Step12 Verify the installation by checking the LEDs. (See Table 1-6 on page 1-10.)
Troubleshooting the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation
Three types of adapter installation problems might cause your Fibre Channel
adapter to function incorrectly:
•Hardware problems
•System configuration problems
•Fibre Channel problems