Fibre Channel Loop And Id Settings; Working With Sfps And Fiber-Optic Cables; Storage Subsystem Seven-Segment Enclosure Ids - IBM System Storage DS5020 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Figure 24. Storage subsystem seven-segment enclosure IDs

Fibre Channel loop and ID settings

When you install a hard disk drive in the storage subsystem, the drive tray plugs
into a printed circuit board called the midplane. The midplane sets the Fibre
Channel loop ID automatically, based on the enclosure ID switch setting and the
physical location (bay) of the hard disk drive.

Working with SFPs and fiber-optic cables

Each RAID controller has up to four single-ported host channel connections
(depending on the configuration you ordered) and two dual-ported drive channel
connections. A Small Form-factor Pluggable transceiver (SFP) connects each host
channel port and drive channel port to hosts and storage expansion enclosures.
Notes:
1. IBM SFP options have been tested and approved for the IBM DS storage
2. The SFPs are preinstalled in the DS5020 if they are purchase at the same time
The SFP is inserted into the port, and then a fiber-optic cable is inserted into the
SFP. The other end of the fiber-optic cable connects to an external device. SFPs
are laser products.
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products. For optimal performance and compatibility, always use IBM SFP
options when installing the IBM DS products.
as the DS5020 subsystem.
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