IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 Connecting hosts to the RAID controllers, Connecting hosts to a DS4100 base storage server

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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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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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.
Figure 48. LC-LC fibre-channel cable lever and latches
Figure 49. Removing the LC-LC fibre-channel cable from an LC-SC fibre-channel cable
adapter
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