IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 manual Using LC-LC fibre-channel cables

1. Remove the protective cap from the fiber-optic cable. See Figure 38.

Fiber-optic cable

Protective cap

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Figure 38. Removing caps from fiber-optic cables

2. Connect the fiber-optic cable to the installed SFP, as shown in Figure 39.

RAID controller

SFP module

Fiber-optic cable

Figure 39. Connecting cables to the installed SFP

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3.Check the LEDs on the RAID controller. When the RAID controller is operating properly, the amber Fault LED is off. For information about the status of the RAID controller LEDs, see Table 13 on page 73.

4.To remove the fiber-optic cables, gently pull the fiber-optic cable from the SFP; then replace the protective caps.

Using LC-LC fibre-channel cables

The LC-LC fibre-channel cable is a fiber-optic cable that you use to connect into one of the following devices:

vAn SFP module installed in an IBM DS4100

vAn SFP module installed in an IBM DS4000 EXP100 expansion unit

See Figure 40 on page 50 for an illustration of the LC-LC fibre-channel cable.

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