Cabling The N6200 Series System To Fibre Channel Switches - IBM N6270 Hardware And Service Manual

PSU PSU
IN IN OUT OUT
PSU PSU
IN IN OUT OUT
CM-A
c0a 0c
0a 0b
c0b 0d
PSU
CM-B
c0a 0c
0a 0b
c0b 0d
FC Switch 1
Figure 8. Cabling the N6200 series system to Fibre Channel switches
3. As shown in Figure 9 on page 18, cable the dual-port expansion adapter Port 1a
on the top controller module (CM-A) to the first storage expansion unit
Channel A ESH4 or AT-FCX IN port.
4. As shown in Figure 9 on page 18, cable the dual-port expansion adapter Port 1a
on the bottom controller module (CM-B) to the first storage expansion unit
Channel B ESH4 or AT-FCX IN port.
5. As shown in Figure 9 on page 18, cable the first storage expansion unit Channel
A ESH4 or AT-FCX OUT port to the next storage expansion unit Channel A
ESH4 or AT-FCX IN port. Label this cable with a solid-colored label.
6. As shown in Figure 9 on page 18, cable the first storage expansion unit Channel
B ESH4 or AT-FCX OUT port to the storage expansion unit Channel B ESH4 or
AT-FCX IN port. Label this cable with a solid-colored label.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6, connecting OUT port to IN port, for the remaining
storage expansion units in the loop.
Do not plug any cables in the ESH4 or AT-FCX OUT port of the last unit. The
storage expansion units are self-terminating.
Note: The ESH4 is self-terminating and does not have a terminate switch. The
AT-FCX is self-terminating.
OUT OUT IN IN
PSU PSU
OUT OUT IN IN
PSU PSU
1b 1a
e0a
e0b
PSU
1a
1b
e0a
e0b
FC Switch 2
EXN
EXN
N6200
Connecting an N6200 series system
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