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C. Connecting the Power and Fibre Channel Cables
C. Connecting the Power and Fibre Channel Cables
1. Reinstall the disk drives and power
supplies.
2. Connect one end of each power cord
to the array ac power receptacle (see
Fig. 38), and the other end to one of
these ac power outlets:
• Separate ac circuits.
• Separate uninterruptible
power supplies (UPSs).
• For racked arrays, separate
power distribution units (PDUs).
Fig. 38. Connecting power cords for high availability
3. Remove the Gigabit Interface
Converter (GBIC) protective cap
(Fig. 39, A) and fibre optic
connector protective caps (B).
CAUTION! Connecting a fibre optic
cable without removing the caps may
cause damage to the fibre optic
connection and loss of data.
Fig. 39. Removing caps from GBIC and fibre optic connectors
4. Connect the GBICs to the HOST FC
connectors (see Fig. 40, A).
5. Connect the optical Fibre Channel
cables (B) to the GBICs and to the
host, hub, or switch.
NOTE: Refer to the
VA 7100 User’s
Guide
, A6183-90900, for sample
configurations.
Fig. 40. Connecting the FC optical cables
A
B
B
A
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