Cabling
information
The
ESM
in
the
EXP3000
has
two
26-pin
mini-SAS
connectors.
The
SAS
connectors
are
labeled
In
(
↑
)
and
Out
(
↓
).
If
your
RAID
controller
supports
more
than
one
EXP3000
per
physical
port,
you
can
connect
two
or
more
EXP3000s
by
“chaining”
them
together.
To
connect
a
RAID
controller
to
one
or
more
EXP3000s,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Connect
one
EXP3000
to
the
RAID
controller:
a.
Connect
one
end
of
a
SAS
cable
to
the
RAID
controller.
b.
Connect
the
other
end
to
the
In
(
↑
)
SAS
connector
on
the
ESM
in
the
EXP3000.
SAS cable
SAS cable
EXP3000
EXP3000
To the IBM SAS RAID controller
2.
If
your
RAID
controller
supports
connecting
multiple
EXP3000s,
connect
a
second
EXP3000
to
the
first
EXP3000:
a.
Connect
one
end
of
a
SAS
cable
to
the
Out
(
↓
)
SAS
connector
on
the
ESM
that
is
connected
to
the
RAID
controller.
b.
Connect
the
other
end
of
the
SAS
cable
to
the
In
(
↑
)
SAS
connector
on
the
second
EXP3000.
c.
Repeat
steps
2a
and
2b
for
each
EXP3000
that
you
add.
Power
cabling
EXP3000
models
come
with
two
power
cords.
You
can
connect
the
power
cords
to
a
primary
power
unit
inside
the
rack
cabinet,
such
as
a
properly
grounded
ac
power
distribution
unit
(PDU)
or
uninterruptible
power
supply.
Note:
Power
cords,
specific
to
a
country,
can
be
purchased
separately.
For
information
about
the
initial
startup
of
the
EXP3000,
see
“EXP3000
power
features”
on
page
17.
10
System
Storage
EXP3000:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
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