Connecting the fibre channel cables

This topic describes how to cable the fibre channel ports.

Context

Steps

  1. Verify that no cables are connected to the Ethernet ports.
  2. Connect the fibre channel cables from the master console to an unused fibre switch port.
    Note: For SAN Volume Controller users: The recommended configuration for SAN Volume Controller is that it should be connected to two independent SANs. The configuration of the second SAN should duplicate the first SAN. To enable problem determination of SAN problems, Tivoli® SAN Manager on the master console needs to have access to both SANs through the fibre channel ports. Hence, one of the fibre channel cables from the master console must be connected to a fibre channel switch on the first SAN and the other cable should be connected to a fibre channel switch on the second (duplicate) SAN.

Parent topic: Setting up the master console
Next topic: Entering IP address for Ethernet port 1

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