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Chapter 2 Setting Up a PortServer Workgroup
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Before You Begin
Keep the shipping box
that came with your
PortServer kit. .
Before you begin to install the PortServer hardware, unpack the PortServer kit.
and check the contents of the kit against the packing sticker on the outside of
the shipping box to confirm you have received all the components.
Installation Prerequisites
To set up a PortServer workgroup, you must have:
• An existing MediaNetwork workgroup with one unused MEDIASwitch or
MediaSwitch 16 port to accommodate the PortServer system, and an
available client seat on the MediaNetwork application key.
• A PortServer system running the Windows 2000 Server operating system
with Service Pack 4.
• A 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network interface that connects the
PortServer system to an Ethernet network or switch.
• The MediaNetwork CD-ROM with the PortServer software.
Installing the PortServer Hardware
Your PortServer system ships with a Fibre Channel adapter board and a
Gigabit Ethernet network board installed. The PortServer system also has an
autosensing power supply that sets the voltage correctly for either 120 volts or
220 volts. The following figure shows the rear view of the 2400 PortServer.
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All PCI boards in the SR2400 PortServer (shown below) must be installed
starting in the Top slot and the second board
must be in the middle slot. The
second board cannot be in the bottom slot with the middle slot left open.
ATTO
Ethernet
Top
Middle
Bottom
Mouse
Keyboard
Video
SCSI B
1 Gig Enet
RJ45
to
Serial
PCI Slots
Serial to F/C switch if needed
USB