IBM 2073-700, Quick Installation Manual

Page: 39 / 82

a.
Port 2
9
of the upper canister, expansion enclosure 1, attaches to Port 1
10
of the upper canister, expansion enclosure 3.
b. Port 2
11
of the lower canister, expansion enclosure 1, attaches to Port 1
12
of the lower canister, expansion enclosure 3.
5. Attach SAS cables for additional expansion enclosures. You can add up to nine
expansion enclosures. You add a fourth expansion enclosure at
13
and
14
on expansion enclosure 2.
a. Add the enclosures alternately to chain 1, and then chain 2.
b. Use port 2 on the canisters that are already connected to attach to port 1 on
the canisters of the enclosures that you want to add.
6.
Verify your cabling.
Step 10. Attaching the Ethernet cables
This task guides you through connecting both the internal and external Ethernet
connections for your system.
Control enclosure
Expansion enclosure 1
2
Expansion enclosure 3
Expansion enclosure 2
14
6
13
8
9
4
11
10
12
svc00645
1
5
7
3
Figure 33. Attaching SAS cables to the enclosures
Chapter 2. Performing the hardware installation
29