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Step 4.
Place the bezel on the front of the system.
Cabling controllers
There is required cabling for your platform's cluster using the two-node switchless cluster method or the
cluster interconnect network method. There is optional cabling to the Fibre Channel or iSCSI host networks
or direct-attached storage. This cabling is not exclusive; you can have cabling to a host network and storage.
Cabling controllers to a cluster
You can cable the controllers to a cluster by using the two-node switchless cluster method or by using the
cluster interconnect network.
Cabling a two node switchless cluster
The management, Fibre Channel, and data or host network ports on the controller modules are connected to
switches. The cluster interconnect ports are cabled on both controller modules.
B B e e f f o o r r e e y y o o u u b b e e g g i i n n
You must have contacted your network administrator for information about connecting the system to the
switches.
A A b b o o u u t t t t h h i i s s t t a a s s k k
Be sure to check the illustration arrow for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.
Note: As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove it, turn
it around and try again.
P P r r o o c c e e d d u u r r e e
Step 1.
Use the step-by-step instructions to complete the cabling between the controllers and to the
switches:
Pull-tab
.
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System installation and setup
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