Hardware installation – Accusys ExaSAN SW-08 User Manual
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1.Hardware Installation
Congratulations on your purchase of the “Accusys ExaSAN Compac Solutiont” SAN (Storage Area Network)
system solution. This Quick Start Guide gives the step-by-step setup instructions of one sample basic system
configuration. Our sample configuration consists of one RAID 8-bay disk system, one SW04 switch, and two
Mac Pro host systems running Mac OS X Server. Figure 1 below depicts our sample ExaSAN Compact solution
architecture.
FIGURE 1. Sample ExaSAN Compact Solution Architecture
Although it is not practical to cover all possible scenarios in this guide, most variations of the system configuration
can be derived from this sample. If your particular installation encounters a problem that is beyond the scope of
this guide, please contact our technical support staff for assistance.
Quick Start Guide
A08S-PS
SW04
Xsan MDC
Xsan MDC
ConnectionLink
PCIx4 link (A08S-PS to SW04)
QSFP link (SW04 to Host)
Public network (Host to ethernet switch)
Private network (Host to ethernet switch)
P2