Managing ethernet cables – Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual
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Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Cable Management Guidelines
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Managing Ethernet
Cables
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A Dell PowerVault ML6000 library with FC I/O bladesuses external
Ethernet cables on the rear of the library to provide connectivity between
the LCB in the 5U Library Control Module and a9U Library Expansion
Module. The upper and lower FC I/O blade bays within a 9U Library
Expansion Module each have a corresponding Ethernet port on the back
of the module. Running an Ethernet cable between this port and one of
the Ethernet hub ports on the LCB establishes Ethernet connectivity
between the blade and the LCB.
The LCB provides ports for up to four Ethernet cables on its internal
Ethernet hub. This allows the library to support a total of four FC I/O
blades.
To organize Ethernet cables on the rear of the library, mount two wire
saddles on the 5U Library Control Module to route the Ethernet cable(s)
to the right side of the library. Mount a blue hook-and-loop fastener to
each module and then secure the Ethernet cables with the fastener.
Ethernet cables and Ethernet hook-and-loop straps that are shipped with
the library are blue in color.
Apply the following procedure to any library that contains at least one 9U
Library Expansion Module and at least one FC I/O blade .
To secure an Ethernet cable to the library frame using a cable tie:
1
Facing the rear of the library, install the two push-in wire saddle
cable clamps onto the 5U Library Control Module chassis. Push the
rivet of one clip into the hole drilled into the cover plate located to the
right of the LCB. Push the rivet of the other clip into the hole located
near the extreme right side of the library, below the 5U Library
Control Module’s power supplies. See
locations of these holes.
2
Locate a specific hole that is drilled into the back of the 9U Library
Expansion Module for the hook-and-loop strap. This hole is located
on the rear of the library, about three inches from the bottom of the
9U Library Expansion Module on the right side of the frame back
plane. See
on page 243 for the location of this hole.
Note:
If your 5U Library Control Module chassis does not have
the drilled holes, use the adhesive -backed wire saddle
cable clamps in the location shown in
.