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Chapter 3. Cabling the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Working with SFPs and fiber-optic cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting storage expansion enclosures to the DS4800 . . . . . . . . . 59
Connecting hosts to the DS4800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Connecting secondary interface cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuring the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installing the storage subsystem configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Connecting the power cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 4. Operating the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Performing the DS4000 Health Check process . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Removing and replacing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Turning the storage subsystem on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Restoring power after an unexpected shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Responding to the audible alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Installing the DS4000 Storage Manager client . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Releasing and locking a component lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the components
Installing the DS4800 on the support rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Replacing the components
Handling fiber-optic cables
Installing SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing SFP modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing fiber-optic cables
Using LC-LC fibre-channel cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Connecting an LC-LC cable to an SFP module . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing an LC-LC fibre-channel cable
Using LC-SC fibre-channel cable adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Connecting an LC-SC cable adapter to a device
Removing an LC-LC cable from an LC-SC cable adapter . . . . . . . 58
DS4800 Storage Subsystem drive cabling topologies . . . . . . . . . . 69
One DS4800 and one storage expansion enclosure . . . . . . . . . 70
One DS4800 and two storage expansion enclosures . . . . . . . . . 71
One DS4800 and four storage expansion enclosures . . . . . . . . . 72
One DS4800 and eight storage expansion enclosures . . . . . . . . 73
One DS4800 and fourteen EXP810 storage expansion enclosures . . . . 74
One DS4800 and sixteen EXP710 storage expansion enclosures . . . . 75
One DS4800 to seven EXP810 and eight EXP710 storage expansion
enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cabling the storage expansion enclosures to a DS4800 storage subsystem 76
Storage expansion enclosure settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fibre channel loop and ID settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DS4000 storage expansion enclosure ID settings . . . . . . . . . . 78
Storage subsystem management methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Host-agent (in-band) management method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Direct (out-of-band) management method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Fibre channel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fibre channel host loop configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Redundant host and drive loops
Web pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Hardware responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Turning on the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Turning off the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Performing an emergency shutdown
Restoring power after an emergency shutdown
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