Tiger Box Assembly Guide
Site Installation: Cabling Tiger Box
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1.
If your fiber optic cable has protective caps, remove them.
2.
Plug one end of the fiber optic cable into the SFP socket of the appliance port.
3.
Do one of the following:
•
Plug other end of the fibre optic cable in the port of the Fibre Channel card of the
client computer.
•
Plug other end of the fibre optic cable in the port of the Fibre Channel switch and
then connect the switch to the client computer's FC port.
Note:
If you opt for interconnection via switch, refer to your switch documentation
for further setup instructions.
4.
Plug one end of the network cable into one of the available network ports of the
appliance.
Note:
As metadata overhead is kept to an absolute minimum, there's no need to
connect each SAN client to a separate network port, but rather connect them to
the Public port through an Ethernet switch and spare the remaining network ports
for connecting LAN clients.
5.
Do one of the following:
•
Plug other end of the network cable in the port of the network card of the client
computer.
•
Plug other end of the network cable in the port of the Ethernet switch and then
connect the switch to the client computer's network port.
Note:
If you opt for interconnection via switch, refer to your switch documentation
for further setup instructions.
To connect a LAN computer via 10GbE port:
Note:
Your Tiger Box shipment doesn't include copper and fibre optic cables.
1.
Plug one end of the cable into the 10GbE port of the appliance.
2.
Do one of the following:
•
Plug other end of the cable in the 10GbE port of the client computer.
•
Plug other end of the cable in the 10GbE port of the Ethernet switch and then
connect the switch to the client computer's 10GbE port.
Note:
If you opt for interconnection via switch, refer to your switch documentation
for further setup instructions.
