SilverStorm 9120
Quick Start Guide
Pre-Installation Checklist
Before beginning the actual installation, the Site Implementation Engineer must perform the following tasks:
Step 1. Check the packing list to verify all ordered equipment has been received. The box should contain:
❑A SilverStorm 9120 switch with the following
❑Four (4) fan units
❑Power supplies and blanks (6 total).
❑InfiniBand (IB) leaf modules (up to 12 total)
❑Spine modules and blanks (up to 3 total)
❑Virtual I/O hardware such as the SilverStorm™ FibreChannel Virtual I/O Card (FVIC) and the SilverStorm™ Ethernet Virtual I/O Card (EVIC) (up to 4 total)
❑Any leaf/VIO hardware blanks (up to 11 total).
NOTE: If using VIO hardware, in order to maintain AC redundancy, use the following configurations:
❑1 VIO card and 11 leaf modules.
❑2 VIO cards and 10 leaf modules.
❑3 VIO cards and a maximum of 7 leaf modules.
❑4 VIO cards and a maximum of 4 leaf modules.
NOTE: Once the AC Redundancy threshold has been exceeded, the SilverStorm 9120 must use a minimum of 4 power supplies and two power cords that must be plugged into a common, switched power source (e.g., a power strip).
❑Additional parts:
❑One (1) Hardware installation kit (mounting rails, etc.)
❑One (1) Serial cable
❑One (1) Catefogy
❑Power cords (up to 2 total)
NOTE: Be certain that the power cords are firmly seated into the SilverStorm 9120 power supplies AC power inlets.
❑A CD ROM containing:
❑Technical Documentation
❑Software
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