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2. Insert the other end of the cable into one of the three storage module

ports on the rear panel of the ExaSAN switch.

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

not turn power on yet.

1.3.3 Connecting Switch to the Host System

1. Connect your workgroup host system #1 to the ExaSAN switch with

a QSFP cable. Insert one end of the QSFP cable into one of the host
module ports on the rear panel of the switch. Your cable connector
is securely plugged when you hear a click. If you need to unplug the
cable, pull the ring on the connector firmly until it is detached from the
port.

2. Insert the other end of the cable into the QSFP port on the HBA,

which you installed on the host system earlier in Section 1.3.1.


3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for host systems #2.
4. Plug a power cord into the AC power-in port on the rear panel

of the switch. Do not turn power on yet.

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