IBM FlashSystem 840, Installation Manual

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Note: The appearance of the interface card in your system might be different from
the ones that are shown here.
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Interface cards
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Interface card port LEDs
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An FC interface card has four ports. If the card is an 8 Gb card, all four ports on
each card are supported. If the card is a 16 Gb card, only the left two ports on
each card are supported.
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A FCoE interface card has four ports.
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An InfiniBand interface card has two ports.
Connect the cables to the interface cards on your system as follows:
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If you are connecting an FC or FCoE cable, plug an appropriate SFP transceiver
into the port, then connect the cable to the SFP transceiver.
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If you are connecting an InfiniBand cable, connect the cable directly to the port
on the interface card.
Connecting the power cords
Learn how to connect the power cords and power on the system.
Figure 8. Interface cards
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