Dot Hill Systems service manual B.7 Connecting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays

Caution – The loop ID should only be changed while the JBOD array is powered off or not in use. After changing the loop ID, a power cycle is required to make the ID switch change take effect. Failure to cycle the power following an ID switch change can lead to unexpected results.

4. Reattach the plastic ear cap and the bezel on the front of the chassis.

B.7 Connecting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays

You can connect a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array directly to a host server. Use your standard host system disk management utilities for management of disks in a SANnet

II200 FC JBOD array, such as partitioning and formatting. Refer to your host system documentation for more information about disk management.

There are two ways to verify that you have a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array (or expansion unit) rather than a SANnet II 200 FC RAID array:

■Check the back panel. The back panel of the SANnet II 200 FC JBOD resembles the back panel shown in Figure B-2. See Figure 4-3for an illustration of the back panel of the SANnet II 200 FC RAID array.

■Remove the front bezel and look at the labels on the bottom lip of the chassis. If you have a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array, one label contains this designation:

3510 AC JBOD (alternating current model) or 3510 DC JBOD (direct current model).

B.7.1 Single-Port Connection to a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array

You can connect a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array to an FC port, a port on a single-port HBA, or a single port on a dual-port HBA. Figure B-2shows an example of a SANnet

II200 FC JBOD array with 12 drives, connected to a host computer over a single loop to a single FC port. In this example, the port is one of a pair of ports on a dual-port HBA.

B-6SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005