Connecting Secondary Interface Cables For Storage Management; Iscsi Cabling - IBM TotalStorage DS300 Hardware Installation And User's Manual

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5. Install the storage subsystem in the rack. Rack mounting instructions and a

Connecting secondary interface cables for storage management

Use the Ethernet management connector on the back of the storage subsystem to

connect the controller for management of the storage subsystem. Connect one end

of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector for controller A (on the left) on the

back of the storage subsystem. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an

Ethernet switch or directly into the management station. Figure 14 shows the

location of the Ethernet management connector on your storage subsystem model.

Controller A

management port

Figure 14. DS300 Ethernet management connector

The DS300 storage subsystem supports standard Category 5, 5e, and 6 Ethernet

cables. Insert an Ethernet cable into either of the RJ-45 connectors (labeled "Eth2"

or "Eth3") on the rear of the RAID controller. Connect the other end of the Ethernet

cable to an Ethernet network or switch. This connection provides access to the

controller.

For the initial startup of the storage subsystem, see Chapter 9, "Turning the storage

subsystem on and off," on page 51.

Hardware Installation and User's Guide

v Screwdrivers (various sizes)

v Antistatic protection (such as a grounding wrist strap)

v Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules

v Fibre Channel and Ethernet interface cables and cable straps

v Rack-mounting hardware (comes with the storage subsystem)

v IBM ServeRAID Manager software to configure the storage subsystem

(comes with the storage subsystem on the IBM ServeRAID Application CD

template for aligning the holes in the rails and the rack come with the storage

subsystem.

iSCSI RAID controller with

three Gb Ethernet connectors

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