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Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e Controllers User Guide
November 2014

Chapter 2: Hardware and Software Setup

Syncro CS 9380-8e Two-Server Cluster Hardware Setup

10. Follow these steps to install the remote mount board on the motherboard.

Insert the remote mount board in a PCIe slot on the motherboard, as shown in the following figure

Press down gently, but firmly, to seat the board correctly in the slot.

Use the bracket screw to secure the remote mount board to the system chassis.

Figure

15 Installing the Remote Mount Board

11. Repeat step

to step

to install the second Syncro CS controller and the CVPM02 module in the second server

module of the CiB enclosure.

12. If necessary, install SAS disk drives in the CiB enclosure.

NOTE

Drives that are used in the LSI Syncro CS solution must be selected
from the compatibility list that LSI maintains on its website. See the
URL for this compatibility list in

13. Use SAS cables to connect the internal connectors of the Syncro CS controllers to SAS devices in the CiB

enclosure. Refer to the CiB manufacturer’s documentation for information on connecting SAS cables.

NOTE

CiB chassis manufacturers determine the availability and
configuration of external JBOD storage expansion connections. Refer
to the instructions from the CiB vendor on how to properly configure
SAS cable connections for external JBOD enclosures, if your CiB chassis
offers this capability. Also, see the LSI hardware compatibility list at the
UL listed in

14. Reinstall the cover of the CiB enclosure and reconnect the power cords. Turn on the power to the CiB enclosure.

The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time, the controllers scan the ports.

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Edge of

Motherboard

PCIe Slot

Bracket

Screw