Texas Memory Systems RamSam-210 user manual Rack Mounting, Connecting the Fibre Channel Ports

2.4Rack Mounting

The RamSan-210 is a 2U rack-mountable system. The system is shipped with the slides and equipment needed to install it into a standard 19” rack.

2.5Connecting the Fibre Channel Ports

After you have inspected the system and properly mounted it, connect the Fibre Channel ports on the RamSan-210 to either your server or to a Fibre Channel switch. See for a list of TMS approved SAN hardware.

Controller 1 Controller 2

Figure 2-2 RamSan-210 Interface Plate

Your system will be equipped with either one or two FC32 Fibre Channel controllers.

Figure 2- shows the port layout for the RamSan-210. Each controller has two Fibre Channel ports A and B, on the left and right respectfully. These port numbers have no correlation to the port identifiers assigned during port login. They are only used in the management utilities for identification and LUN assignments. The interface plate also has a DB-9 RS-232 serial connection and an RJ-45 Ethernet port. These ports are used for local and remote management of the system. The FC32 ports on the system are capable of connecting to point-to-point, arbitrated loop, and switched fabric topologies.

2.6Connecting the Power Supplies

The RamSan-210 is equipped with dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies that operate on 110/220 VAC line power. Using the provided AC power cords, connect both power supplies to a source of power.

For normal system operation make sure both power supplies are connected to an external power source. Since the power supplies are redundant, you may remove line power from

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