Installing Small Form-Factor Pluggable (Sfp) Modules And Fibre Channel Cables - IBM DS4800 Installation And Cabling Manual

Table 1. Installation tasks (continued)
Task
12 Power on the attached storage expansion enclosures and the DS4800
storage subsystem.
13 Review the controller firmware, ESM and storage manager host
software requirements. Obtain the required code if needed.
14 Install the DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 host software on the
management workstation (for out-of-band management) or on the
host (for in-band management). Use the DS4000 Storage Manager
software to verify the configuration.
15 Review and perform the DS4000 Health Check process.
Figure 1, Figure 2 on page 3, Figure 3 on page 4, Figure 4 on page 5, and instructions, provide a very brief
overview of the cabling tasks required after you install the DS4800 in a rack cabinet. Review the
following sections and then follow the instructions provided in the IBM System Storage DS4800 Storage
Subsystem Installation, User's, and Maintenance Guide.
Drive channel 1
Drive channels
(dual-ported)
Controller A
Host channels
(single-ported)
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1
Ethernet ports
Figure 1. DS4800 controller ports
Installing Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) modules and
fibre channel cables
Statement 3:
DANGER: Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the
following: Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical
instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.
2
Drive channel 2
1 3 4
2
2
Drive channel 3 Drive channel 4
Detailed Description
"Turning on the storage subsystem"
on page 95
"Firmware requirements" on page 104
IBM DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16
Installation and Support Guide for your
operating system.
"Performing the DS4000 Health Check
process" on page 92
DS4800 controller ports
Ethernet ports
Host channels
(single-ported)
Note: A drive channel
consists of two fibre
channel ports. Use one
drive channel from each
Drive channels
controller to create a
(dual-ported)
redundant drive channel
DS4800
loop. See the
Installation, User's, and
Maintenance Guide
more details.
for