1. On the primary node:
Figure 4 VLS12000Primary node port cabling
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DescriptionItem
Quad port FC card, storage port, port 31
Quad port FC card, storage port, port 22
Quad port FC card, host port, port 13
Quad port FC card, host port, port 04
Power supply 25
Power supply 16
NIC 2, on primary node connects to port 1 of switch 2810–24G7
NIC 1, on primary node only connects to the customer-provided external network8
Keyboard connector9
Video connector10
Serial connector to access CLI11
USB connector, on primary node connects to USB/Ethernet adapter, then to port 1 of switch
2510–24
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a. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable (not included) to NIC1. Connect the other end of the
cable to the existing external network.
b. Connect one end of an Fibre Channel cable (not provided) to host port 0. Connect the other
end to an external Fibre Channel switch/fabric that connects to your tape backup hosts.
c. If desired, connect one end of an Fibre Channel cable (not provided) to host port 1. Connect
the other end to an external Fibre Channel switch/fabric that connects to your tape backup
hosts. Otherwise, connect a loopback plug to host port 1.
d. Connect one end of an Fibre Channel cable (not provided) to storage port 3. Connect the
other end to an external Fibre Channel switch/fabric that connects to your external array.
e. Connect one end of an Fibre Channel cable (not provided) to storage port 2. Connect the
other end to a second external Fibre Channel switch/fabric that connects to your external
array.
f. Connect to the serial port (cable is provided) to access the command-line user interface at
initial configuration. Also connect to this during debug activities. Disconnect from this port
during normal operations.
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