NetApp FC4600 Hardware Cabling Manual page 51

Chapter 3: Host Connection
NOTE When a E2600 controller-drive tray or a E2660 controller-drive tray has a
10-Gb/s iSCSI HIC, some restrictions apply to the types of cables you can use for host
connection. The following table shows the types and lengths of cables you can use. Do
not use Category 5e cables or Category 6 cables.
Table 2 Supported Cables for 10-Gb/s iSCSI Host Connections
Category 6a unshielded
Category 6a shielded
Category 7
The following trays can, with some restrictions, mix host interfaces of different types:
CE7900 controller trays

E5400 controller-drive trays
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CE4900 controller-drive trays
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E2600 controller-drive trays

E2660 controller-drive trays

In all cases, when host interface types are mixed, both controllers in a duplex tray
must have the same arrangement of HICs. Each controller must have the same type of
HIC in the same relative position as the other controller.
NOTE For a E5400 controller-drive tray with an InfiniBand HIC, use only InfiniBand
host connections. Do not mix Fibre Channel host connections with InfiniBand host
connections.
NOTE On the E2600 controller-drive tray, each controller has a pair of levers with
handles for removing the controller from the controller-drive tray. If a controller has a
HIC installed, one of these handles on the controller is located next to a host port on
the HIC. The close spacing between the handle and the host port might make it difficult
to remove a cable that is attached to the host port. If this problem occurs, use a
flat-blade screwdriver to compress the release on the cable connector.
Cable Type Length
up to 50 meters
up to 100 meters
up to 100 meters
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