Citrix Systems 9.3 setup guide Direct Attach Cable, Removing the Existing Hard Disk Drive

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Hardware Platforms

4.Verify that the replacement hard disk drive is the correct type for the NetScaler platform.

5.Disengage the hard disk drive by pushing the safety latch of the drive cover to the right or down, depending on the platform, while pulling out on the drive handle to disengage. Pull out the faulty drive.

Note: The illustration in the following figures might not represent the actual

NetScaler appliance.

Figure 1-19.Removing the Existing Hard Disk Drive

6.Pick up the new disk drive, open the drive handle fully to the left, and insert the new drive into the slot as far as possible. To seat the drive, close the handle flush with the rear of the appliance so that the hard drive locks securely into the slot.

Important: When you insert the drive, make sure that the Citrix product label is at the top.

Figure 1-20.Inserting the Replacement Hard Disk Drive

7.Turn on the NetScaler appliance. The appliance starts the NetScaler software and reads the configuration file from the CompactFlash card.

Direct Attach Cable

A direct attach cable (DAC) assembly is a high performance integrated duplex data link for bi-directional communication. The cable is compliant with the IPF MSA (SFF-8432) for mechanical form factor and SFP+ MSA for direct attach cables. The cable, which can be up to 5 meters long, is data-rate agnostic. Supporting speeds in excess of 10 Gbps, it is a cost-effective alternative to optical links (SFP+ transceivers and fiber optic cables.) The transceiver with DAC is hot-swappable. You can insert and remove the transceiver with the attached cable without shutting down the appliance. The Citrix NetScaler appliance supports only passive DAC.

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