Connect The Director To A Fabric - Compaq StorageWorks SAN Director 64 Installation Manual

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2. Connect device cables to ports and route the cables through the cable management
assembly at the bottom front of the director. Start with the center FPM cards (cards 7
and 8) adjacent to the CTP cards and work outward. In addition, start with the bottom
port of each FPM card and work upward.
3. Bundle Fibre Channel cables from the Director and other equipment (groups of 16
maximum), and secure them as directed by the customer.
4. Set the Director online. For instructions, refer to the "Set the Director Online" section
in this chapter.

Connect the Director to a Fabric

To attach the Director to a multi-switch fabric, connect the Director to an E_Port of
another Director or switch. The E_Port to E_Port connection is referred to as an ISL.
Use these steps to fabric-attach the Director and create an ISL.
1. Verify that the Director is defined via SDCM. See the "Enabling SDCM to Manage the
Director" section in this chapter.
2. Verify that the preferred domain ID for the Director is unique and does not conflict
with the ID of another Director or switch participating in the fabric. To change the
domain ID, refer to the "Configure Operating Parameters" section in this chapter.
3. Verify that the R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV values for the Director are identical to the
values for all Directors and switches participating in the fabric.
4. Route a multimode or single-mode fiber-optic cable (depending on the ISL distance
between directors) between customer-specified E_Ports of both Directors.
5. At the Product View, click the SAN Director 64 icon. The Hardware View for the
selected Director displays.
6. Click the FPM card graphic supporting the E_Port connection to open the Port Card
View.