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IBM System Storage N3700 A20 Setup
Components
The N3700 Model A20 filer ships with two power supplies (PSU1 and PSU2),
which are located on the back panel on the rightmost and leftmost sides of the
N3700 appliance. Each power supply has its own ac power cord.
The CPU module Node B is on the middle, bottom of the back panel, module
Node A on the middle, top of the shelf (Figure 3).
Figure 3 N3700 Model A20 back panel
Each of the CPU modules (Figure 4 on page 7) hosts several LEDs and ports.
The ports are:
Two Ethernet ports (green)
Console port (purple)
Two fibre channel ports:
– Fibre channel port 1 (optical, orange) is used for third-party devices (such
as tape for backup).
– Fibre channel port 2 (copper, blue) is used for connections to EXN2000
expansion modules.
Note: We recommend that you use independent, separate power sources.
