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Connecting, Secondary, Interface – IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 User Manual

Page 89: Cables, Ds4100, Base, Storage, Server, Single-controller, Expansion

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Important:

1.

The

serial

interface

ports

are

intended

to

be

used

by

service

technicians

to

perform

diagnostic

operations

on

the

storage

server.

Incorrect

use

of

the

serial

port

can

result

in

loss

of

data

access

and,

in

some

cases,

in

loss

of

data.

2.

Do

not

connect

the

DS4100

in

a

public

LAN

or

public

subnet.

Use

a

local

private

network

for

the

DS4100

storage

server

and

the

management

station

Ethernet

ports.

3.

To

ensure

proper

EMI

shielding,

always

use

quality

shielded

serial

cables.

Connecting

secondary

interface

cables

to

a

DS4100

base

storage

server

Connect

a

pair

of

Ethernet

cables

from

the

storage-management

station

to

the

Ethernet

ports

for

Controller

A

(located

on

the

left)

and

Controller

B

(located

on

the

right)

on

the

back

of

the

storage

server.

Figure

52

shows

the

location

of

the

ports.

Connecting

secondary

interface

cables

to

a

DS4100

single-controller

storage

server

Connect

an

Ethernet

cable

from

the

storage-management

station

to

the

Ethernet

port

of

the

controller.

Connecting

expansion

units

(base

storage

server

only)

Attention:

The

minimum

DS4000

EXP100

ESM

firmware

level

(9554

or

later)

is

required

before

attaching

a

DS4000

EXP100

to

the

DS4100

base

storage

server.

Refer

to

the

section

“Replacing

a

failed

hot-swap

ESM”

in

the

IBM

TotalStorage

DS4000

EXP100

Storage

Expansion

Unit

Installation,

User’s,

and

Maintenance

Guide

for

details

on

how

to

identify

ESM

firmware

levels.

You

cannot

connect

expansion

units

to

the

DS4100

single-controller

storage

server.

If

you

are

using

the

DS4100

single-controller

storage

server,

skip

this

section.

Please

contact

your

IBM

support

representative

for

information

about

the

availability

of

such

support

in

the

future.

Controller A
Ethernet port

Controller A
Serial port

Controller B
Serial port

Controller B
Ethernet port

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Figure

52.

Ethernet

and

serial

port

locations

Chapter

3.

Cabling

the

storage

server

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