Verify Ethernet Connectivity; Connecting The Workstation Pc Directly To The San256N Director (No Hub); Sfps - IBM TotalStorage SAN256N Director 2045-N16 Installation And Maintenance Manual

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1. Unpack the contents of the network hub packing box.
2. Using customer-supplied Category 5 network cables with RJ-45 network connectors,
3. Attach the power module to the network hub, and then plug the other end of the
4. Turn on the hub by pressing the Power switch located on the front panel.
5. On the front panel of the hub, each hub port with an active connection will be lit (in
6. Snap the cable keeper clamp into the mounting slot on the rear of the hub, and rotate
7. Route the Ethernet data cable through the SAN256N chassis horizontal or vertical
8. Check to ensure the designated Enterprise Manager workstation PC is cabled to the

Verify Ethernet connectivity

1. Verify the designated Enterprise Manager Server PC is connected to the customer's
2. Ping the TCM module from the Enterprise Manager to test the connection.
Connecting the workstation PC directly to the SAN256N director (No
Hub)
1. Route the Enterprise Manager workstation PC AC power cord to the customer's AC
2. Route the customer supplied Ethernet crossover cable (50 ft. maximum length,
3. Route the Ethernet crossover cable through the SAN256N chassis horizontal or

SFPs

Small Form Factor Pluggable transceivers (SFPs) are hot-swappable modules that
convert electrical signals to optical signals, and vice versa. They provide the physical
interface for the fiber optic cables.
connect the following:
– SAN256N TCM 1 to hub port #1
– SAN256N TCM 2 to hub port #2
– Workstation network card to hub port #3
– Out to hub to customer's LAN
adapter into a standard AC power wall outlet.
this case, hubs 1, 2, and 3 should be lit).
the clamp to a vertical position. Draw the network cables and power cord through the
clamp.
cable troughs (as applicable); connect to the 10/100 BASE -T connector on TCM 1 or
TCM 2 (as applicable).
customer's Ethernet network.
Ethernet network, and an Ethernet data cable is connected between the customer's
network hub and the SAN256N 100 BASE-T connector on the appropriate TCM
module.
power receptacle; connect AC power cord plug to the receptacle.
Category 5, Twisted Pair) from the designated Enterprise Manager workstation PC to
the SAN256N chassis.
vertical cable troughs (as applicable); connect to the 100 BASE -T connector on TCM
1 or TCM 2 (as applicable).
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