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Chapter 2: Setup and Installation
Host cabling
This section provides instructions for the physical cabling between the primary
enclosure and your host system(s). The topologies are determined by the
number of RAID controllers installed in your host system and the operating
modes of those controllers.
Basic connection instructions
To connect your enclosure:
1
Install your host bus adapter(s) into the host system(s).
2
For multiple LUN support, make sure that your host operating system is
correctly configured to support this feature. Refer to your host operating
system user's guide for information on how to perform this procedure.
3
Connect the SCSI data cables. Refer to the topology described for your
solution on the following pages, and cable your system based on the
diagrams shown.
a
b
4
Continue now with "Turning on the enclosure" on page 29.
5
After turning on all the system(s), you may need to set the operating mode.
6
Configure the disk arrays as desired.
28
Connect the required SCSI data cable(s) to the host system's SCSI host
bus adapter port connector(s).
Connect the other end of those SCSI data cable(s) to the storage
enclosure Host Channel ports on the Host I/O card(s) as indicated.
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