Enclosure Id Settings; Working With Sas Cables; Mini-Sas Cable - IBM DCS3860 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Enclosure ID Settings

The enclosure ID is a unique two-digit identifier for each enclosure in the storage
system configuration. In a dual controller or ESM configuration, both enclosure IDs
are identical under normal operating conditions. Each DCS3860 storage system and
EXP3800 expansion enclosure in the storage system configuration must have a
unique storage enclosure ID.
The controller automatically sets the enclosure ID. You can change the setting
through the DS Storage Manager software, if necessary. The range of supported
enclosure ID settings is 0 through 99. The enclosure ID is normally set to a value of
00 at the factory.
The enclosure ID is displayed on the seven-segment numeric display located on
the back of each controller and ESM.

Working with SAS cables

Use a 1M or 3M (1-meter or 3-meter) SAS cable with a mini-SAS 4x multilane SAS
connector at each end. Use this cable to connect a controller host port to a host
HBA and the drive expansion port to a storage enclosure.
The following illustration shows the 1M and 3M mini-SAS cable.
Figure 17. Mini-SAS cable
The 1M and 3M SAS cables have a universal key connector that enables the cable
to be used in all mini-SAS ports.
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