7.
Connecting Your SolidFire Fibre Channel Node
A.
Connect and Power Up the Fibre Channel Node
1.
Connect 10GbE and 1GbE network cables.
2.
Configure the Fibre Channel ports using the diagram below as a reference.
3.
Connect the power cord to the AC Power connection on the back of the Fibre Channel node.
4.
Plug the power cord to a suitable power outlet.
B. Configure the Fibre Channel Node and Create a New Cluster
SolidFire Fibre Channel nodes are added to a cluster in the same way as the SolidFire storage nodes.
1.
Use your browser to open the
SolidFire Element Setup Guide
for your Element version:
•
Version 9:
http://netapp.com/us/media/SolidFire-Element-OS-9-Setup-Guide.pdf
•
Version 10:
http://netapp.com/us/media/solidfire-element-os-setup-guide.pdf
2.
Complete the procedures in the guide to configure the node and create a new cluster.
C. Getting Help
For SolidFire Support, go to
