IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 manual Connecting hosts to the RAID controllers

1.On the end of the cable that connects into the LC connector end of the LC-SC cable adapter, press down and hold the lever to release the latches. Figure 48 shows the location of the lever and latches.

Lever

Latches

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Figure 48. LC-LC fibre-channel cable lever and latches

2.Carefully pull on the connector to remove it. Make sure you grasp the connector and not the cable when removing the LC-LC cable from the LC-SC cable adapter as shown in Figure 49.

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Figure 49. Removing the LC-LC fibre-channel cable from an LC-SC fibre-channel cable adapter

3. Replace the protective caps on the cable ends.

Connecting hosts to the RAID controllers

Complete the procedure that is appropriate to your DS4100 storage server model:

v“Connecting hosts to a DS4100 base storage server” on page 55

v“Connecting hosts to a DS4100 single-controller storage server” on page 56

Connecting hosts to a DS4100 base storage server

To connect a host adapter to the DS4100 base storage server RAID controllers, perform the following steps:

1.Install an SFP in a host port on the RAID controller.

2.Connect the host-system cables to the RAID controller or to switches. Figure 50 on page 56 shows the location on the RAID controllers where the host-system

cables connect.

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