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Task 5: LAN-Connect the Switch 2-21
Installation Tasks
Task 5: LAN-Connect the Switch
Connect the switch to the customer-supplied Ethernet LAN segment
or the Ethernet hub installed in Task 2: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the
Ethernet Hub (Optional).
If the switch is delivered (with the Ethernet hub and management
server) as part of an FC-512 Fabricenter equipment cabinet, this task
and the following two tasks are not required. Go to Task 8: Configure
Management Server Information on page 2-30.
To connect the desktop or rack-mounted switch to the Ethernet LAN
segment:
1. Connect one end of the Ethernet patch cable (supplied with the
switch) to the RJ-45 connector (labeled 10/100) on the left front of
the chassis.
2. Connect the remaining end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN as
follows:
a. If the switch is installed on a customer-supplied LAN
segment, connect the cable to the LAN as directed by the
customer’s network administrator.
b. If the switch is installed on the Ethernet hub, connect the cable
to any available port (1x through 11x or 13x through 23x) on
the hub.
3. Perform one of the following steps:
— If an management server or customer-supplied server
platform is delivered and available, the Ethernet LAN
segment does not require connection to the internet. Go to Ta sk
6: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Management Server on
page 2-22.
— If an management server or customer-supplied server
platform is not available and the switch is managed through
the SANpilot interface, attach the Ethernet LAN segment to an
internet connection and go to Task 25: Configure the Switch from
the SANpilot Interface (Optional) on page 2-106