3 connecting sw16 to the host systems, Connecting sw16 to the host systems – Accusys ExaSAN SW16 User Manual

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3. Installation

User Guide

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Figure 17: Connecting the PCIe QSFP cable to the storage port (black color)

3. Plug a power cord into the AC power-in port in the storage system;

do not turn

power on yet.

Figure 18: Connecting the power cord to the storage (B08S2-PS or A12S2-PS)

Caution

Once powered on, Do

NOT

remove the QSFP PCIe cable when in

use to avoid data loss and corruption.

3.1.3 Connecting SW16 to the Host systems

1. Insert the end of the QSFP cable into the PCIe port on the HBA card, which you

installed on the host system earlier in Section 3.1.1. The cable connector is securely

plugged when you hear a click.

Figure 19: Connecting the QSFP cable to a host system

2. Insert the other end of the cable into the client port (orange color) on the SW16.

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