Chapter 3 Installing the Wide Area Application Engine

 

 

 

Connecting Power and Booting the System

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASM connector (not supported)

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Mouse connector1

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Remote Supervisor Adapter II connector (not

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Keyboard connector1

 

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SCSI connector

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Serial port connector

 

 

 

 

 

1. Not required for normal operation. Can be used for troubleshooting purposes.

Note The WAE-7326 is compatible with the Cisco Storage Array. Refer to the Cisco Storage Array SA-7 and SA-14 Installation and Configuration Guide.

Connecting Power and Booting the System

To connect power to your system, follow these steps:

Step 1 Review the information in the “Safety Guidelines” section on page 2-4.

Step 2 Plug a power cord into each power cord receptacle on the back of the WAE. (See Figure 3-8.)

Note You must connect a power cord to both power supplies. If only one power supply is connected, when you turn on the power, the system error LED lights and the system makes a loud noise.

Step 3 Connect the other end of each power cord to a power source at your installation site.

Step 4 Power up all externally connected devices.

Step 5 Press the power control button on the front of the WAE.

The system should begin booting. Once the operating system boots, you are ready to initialize the basic software configuration. (Refer to the software configuration guide or user guide that shipped with your system.)

 

 

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Cisco Systems 7326 Connecting Power and Booting the System, Review the information in the Safety Guidelines section on

7326 specifications

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