Powering Off The System; Daisy Chaining; Section 2.5 "Daisy Chaining - Sun Microsystems StorEdge MultiPack-FC Installation, Operation And Service Manual

Powering Off the System

2.4.2
Before you can power off the system, you must shut down the operating system.
Refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals for specific software instructions on
shutting down your operating system.
Turn off the power to your system in the following order:
a. Desktop host
b. Monitor
c. MultiPack-FC unit and other peripheral devices
The power switch for the MultiPack-FC unit is located on the back panel
(FIGURE 2-6).
2.5

Daisy Chaining

Caution – Perform the box ID switch procedure in Section 2.3.2 "Daisy Chaining
Two Units to the Host" on page 2-7 before performing the following procedure.
To daisy chain a second MultiPack-FC unit to a unit that is already connected to a
host system (and both the first unit and host are running):
1. Power on the second unit.
2. Connect the second unit to the first unit.
See Section 1.3.6 "Cabling Applications" on page 1-8.
3. Invoke forcelip operations to all connected ports.
a. Determine which ports are connected:
# luxadm -e port
/devices/pci@1f,4000/pci@4/SUNW,qlc@4/fp@0,0:devct1 NOT CONNECTED
/devices/pci@1f,4000/pci@4/SUNW,qlc@5/fp@0,0:devct1 CONNECTED
/devices/pci@1f,4000/pci@5/SUNW,qlc@4/fp@0,0:devct1 NOT CONNECTED
/devices/pci@1f,4000/pci@5/SUNW,qlc@5/fp@0,0:devct1 CONNECTED
/devices/pci@1f,2000/pci@1/SUNW,qlc@4/fp@0,0:devct1 NOT CONNECTED
/devices/pci@1f,2000/pci@1/SUNW,qlc@5/fp@0,0:devct1 NOT CONNECTED
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