This
task applies if you are installing a control enclosure and are connecting
it to your Fibre Channel network or connecting hosts using direct
Fibre Channel connections.
This task assumes that your initial planning
has determined where the Fibre Channel cables are to be located.
To attach the Fibre Channel cables, do the
following steps:
- Remove any protective end covers from the cables or the
SFP transceivers.
- Attach the Fibre Channel cables to a Fibre Channel switch
or directly to a host HBA port.
Ensure that cables are installed in
an orderly way to reduce the risk of cable damage when replaceable
units are removed or inserted.
- Attach the other ends of the Fibre Channel cables to the
Fibre Channel ports on the node canisters.
Note: If you use fewer than eight Fibre Channel cables, it does
not matter which Fibre Channel ports you use. Ensure that you attach
the Fibre Channel cables evenly between the two node canisters.
After you
have started your system, be sure to configure your Fibre Channel
zoning to match the guidelines in the "Zoning details" topic.
Notes:
- Ensure that Lenovo Storage V7000 ports
with shortwave SFP transceivers are connected to shortwave SFP transceivers
on the Fibre Channel switch.
- Ensure that Lenovo Storage V7000 ports
with longwave SFP transceivers are connected to longwave SFP transceivers
on the Fibre Channel switch.
- The cable types are different between longwave and shortwave connections.
Ensure that the correct cable type is used.