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R/Evolution 2530 Getting Started Guide • March 2009
Figure A-2 shows the ports and switches at the back of the controller enclosure.
Figure A-2
Controller Enclosure Ports and Switches (Back View)
Table A-3 describes the ports and switches on the back of the controller enclosure.
Table A-3
Controller Enclosure Ports and Switches (Back)
Location
Port/Switch
Description
Power and cooling module
Power switch
On/Off toggle
Controller module
Host ports
1-GbE Ethernet ports used to connect to data hosts
through Ethernet switches. Host port 0 and 1
correspond to host channel 0 and 1, respectively.
Controller module
Expansion port
3-Gbps, 4-lane (12 Gbps total) table-routed SAS
Out port used to connect SAS drive enclosures.
Controller module
Ethernet port
10/100BASE-T Ethernet port used for TCP/IP-based
out-of-band management of the RAID controller. An
internal Ethernet device provides standard 10
Mbit/second and 100 Mbit/second full-duplex
connectivity.
Controller module
CLI port
Micro-DB9 port used to connect the controller
enclosure to a local management host using RS-232
communication for out-of-band configuration and
management.
Controller module
MUI (Service)
port
3.5-mm jack port used by service personnel only.
10/100 BASE-T
STATUS
ACTIVITY
DIRTY
CLEAN
CACHE
CLI
MUI
SAS
Port 0
SAS
Port 1
LINK
ACT
LINK
ACT
10/100 BASE-T
STATUS
ACTIVITY
DIRTY
CLEAN
CACHE
CLI
MUI
SAS
Port 0
SAS
Port 1
LINK
ACT
LINK
ACT
Power switch
Host ports
Expansion port
CLI port
Ethernet port
MUI (Service) port