IBM DS3500, Installation, User & Maintenance Manual

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Chapter 3. Cabling the storage subsystem and expansion
enclosure
This chapter provides information and instructions for cabling the DS3500 storage
subsystem and the EXP3500 expansion enclosure. To cable the DS3500 storage
subsystem, see “Cabling the DS3500 storage subsystem.” To cable the EXP3500
expansion enclosure, see “Cabling the EXP3500 expansion enclosure” on page 37.
Cabling the DS3500 storage subsystem
The section provides information and instructions for cabling the DS3500 storage
subsystem. After the storage subsystem is installed in its permanent location, you
must cable it to hosts, drives, and other external devices, depending on your
hardware configuration.
Controller connectors (with Fibre Channel host port adapters)
Figure 14 shows the optional Fibre Channel host port adapter installed in both
controllers at the rear of the DS3500 storage subsystem.
Fibre Channel 1, Fibre Channel 2
Each Fibre Channel host port supports a small-form-factor pluggable (SFP)
transceiver and is capable of operating at 8 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 2 Gbps.
Drive expansion port
The drive expansion port is a x4 multilane SAS port. Connect a SAS cable
to this port and to a drive expansion enclosure.
Controller connectors (with iSCSI host port adapters)
Figure 15 on page 24 shows the optional iSCSI host port adapter installed in both
controllers at the rear of the DS3500 storage subsystem.
Serial port
Ethernet ports
SAS host port 1
SAS host port 2
Fibre channel host port 3
Controller A
Fibre channel host port 4
Fibre channel host port 5
Fibre channel host port 6
Drive expansion port
Seven-segment
numeric display
Controller B
Figure 14. Dual-controller DS3500 storage subsystem ports and controllers (with optional
Fibre Channel host port adapter)
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