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2 Installing the Appliance

The following are the basic steps to installing the Appliance:

Connecting the Ethernet Interface

Connecting the 10Gb Ethernet Cables

*

Connecting the 6Gb SAS cables

*

Connecting the Fibre Channel Interface

*

Connecting the Power Supply

*If an appropriate feature card is installed.

2.1

Appliance Configuration

The following image is a representation of the back of the Appliance and can be used to identify the

positions of the various feature cards available on your product.

Product

Onboard Port

A

Onboard Port
B

Slot 1 (1A/1B)

Slot 2 (2A/2B)

EFC102200

Management

Management

iSCSI Target

FC Initiator

ESAS102800

Management

Management

iSCSI Target

SAS Initiator

FCE102200

Management

Management

FC Target

iSCSI Initiator

FCSAS102800

Management

Management

FC Target

SAS Initiator

WANrockIT 100

Management

WAN

*

-

WANrockIT 200

Management

WAN

*

-

PORTrockIT 100

Management

WAN

*

-

PORTrockIT 200

Management

Management

*

*

*Feature card chosen at time of purchase.

2.2

Connecting the Ethernet Interface

The onboard Ethernet interfaces on the Appliance can be used on the following network configurations:

• 10BASE-T

• 100BASE-T

• 1000BASE-T (Gigabit)

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Summary of Contents for Appliance a003

Page 1: ...Appliance a003 Hardware Manual Eli v5 02 153 Bridgeworks Unit 1 Aero Centre Ampress Lane Ampress Park Lymington Hampshire SO41 8QF Tel 44 0 1590 615 444 Email support 4bridgeworks com...

Page 2: ...de Optical Fibre Cable SFP Multi mode Optical Fibre 50 125 OM3 or OM4 Patch Cable LC up to 300 meters Or Copper Interface Cable SFP SFP Direct Attach Copper DAC Twin Ax interface cable passive up to 7...

Page 3: ...g the 10Gb Ethernet Cables 8 2 3 1 Using a LC Multi mode Optical Fibre Cable SFP 8 2 3 2 Using a Copper Interface Cable SFP 9 2 3 3 Using a 10GBASE T Category 6 or 6a Cable RJ45 10 2 4 Connecting the...

Page 4: ...quickly identify different pieces of information This icon represents a note of interest about a step or section of information This icon represents an important piece of information This icon repres...

Page 5: ...orised service center to perform any servicing inside the Appliance the user should not attempt to service any parts inside the unit themselves The power cord is used as a disconnection device be awar...

Page 6: ...t Certain models will use a Small Form factor Pluggable SFP Transceiver module for connection to an optical network These devices may use a Class 1 Laser device it is important that you do not stare i...

Page 7: ...available on your product Product Onboard Port A Onboard Port B Slot 1 1A 1B Slot 2 2A 2B EFC102200 Management Management iSCSI Target FC Initiator ESAS102800 Management Management iSCSI Target SAS In...

Page 8: ...end of the cable should be connected to a network Rear Panel of the Appliance Showing Ethernet Cable Connections 2 3 Connecting the 10Gb Ethernet Cables Depending on the configuration you have purchas...

Page 9: ...n a click should be heard 2 3 2 Using a Copper Interface Cable SFP If you are using a copper based solution an SFP Direct Attach Copper DAC Twin Ax interface cable must be used the maximum supported l...

Page 10: ...Gigabit Ethernet card at the back of the unit When the plug is in the correct position a click should be heard Connect the other side of the cable to your Ethernet network or device 2 4 Connecting the...

Page 11: ...Speed Supported Link Speeds 8Gb 2Gb 4Gb 8Gb 16Gb 4Gb 8Gb 16Gb It is not necessary to specify which link speed you are using as the Appliance will automatically negotiate the best speed when first pow...

Page 12: ...nd your device such as a tape drive to an initiator port Note By default WANrockIT units have the left hand port Port A as the target port and the right hand port Port B as the initiator port When the...

Page 13: ...ted and are powered up To turn on the Appliance push the switch on the front as shown below The first version of the Appliance has a power switch on the back as shown below Whenever the Appliance is p...

Page 14: ...1 Ethernet 1 Link indicator 2 Activity indicator Link Activity Description Off Off Not connected Amber Connected at less than maximum speed Green Connected at maximum speed Flashing Green Data is bein...

Page 15: ...tal Operational temperature 10 C to 35 C Non operational temperature 40 C to 65 C Humidity 10 80 non condensing Onboard Management Interface No of interfaces 1 2 Physical RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing...

Page 16: ...SE T RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing 1000 10000Mb s Error Recovery ERL0 ERL1 ERL2 Standards IPv4 iSCSI iSNS CHAP DHCP Fibre Channel 8Gb Feature Card No of interfaces 2 Physical SFP mini GBIC Speed Auto s...

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