Connecting A Gateway To External Storage; Cabling The N6200 Series System Expansion Adapter To Storage Expansion Units - IBM N6270 Hardware And Service Manual

Figure 9. Cabling the N6200 series system expansion adapter to storage expansion units
8. As shown in Figure 10, cable the dual-port expansion adapter Port 1b on the
9. As shown in Figure 10, cable the dual-port expansion adapter Port 1b on the
Figure 10. Cabling the N6200 series system expansion adapter to storage expansion units

Connecting a gateway to external storage

You must use fiber-optic cables to connect a gateway to external storage on a Fibre
Channel SAN.
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PSU PSU
IN IN OUT OUT
PSU PSU
IN IN OUT OUT
CM-A
c0a 0c e0a
0a 0b
c0b 0d e0b
PSU
CM-B
c0a 0c e0a
0a 0b
c0b 0d
e0b
FC Switch 1
top controller module (CM-A) to the last storage expansion unit Channel B
ESH4 or AT-FCX OUT port.
bottom controller module (CM-B) to the last storage expansion unit Channel A
ESH4 or AT-FCX OUT port.
PSU PSU
IN IN OUT OUT
PSU PSU
IN IN OUT OUT
CM-A
c0a 0c e0a
0a 0b
c0b 0d e0b
PSU
CM-B
c0a 0c e0a
0a 0b
c0b 0d e0b
FC Switch 1
OUT OUT IN IN
EXN
PSU PSU
OUT OUT IN IN
EXN
PSU PSU
1b 1a
N6200
PSU
1b 1a
FC Switch 2
OUT OUT IN IN
EXN
PSU PSU
OUT OUT IN IN
EXN
PSU PSU
1b 1a
N6200
PSU
1b 1a
FC Switch 2