Mylex eXtremeRAID, Quick Installation Manual

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Performing an Installation
4 eXtremeRAID DAC1164P Quick Installation Guide
Figure 3. Connecting Internal and External Drives
7. Connect a wide, round, 68-pin Very High Density Connector Interface
(VHDCI) cable to the external SCSI connector on the eXtremeRAID
controller and connect the other end of the cable to an external drive
cabinet as required. See Figure 3. External drive cabinets usually have
termination built into the end of the SCSI bus. Check the
documentation that comes with your drive cabinet to be sure this is the
case. If not, use an active terminator at the end of the bus.
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Note
The eXtremeRAID controller automatically
determines whether or not its own on-board
termination is required, and automatically enables or
disables on-board termination as necessary.
Figure 4. eXtremeRAID in a Typical Installation
The hardware portion of the installation is complete.
Continue on to “RAID Configuration” on page 5.
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