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1 Cabling guidelines 5. Be sure that you have taken the necessary precautions for electrostatic sensitivity; then break the seal warning. 6. Slide the SAN I/O Module out of the antistatic sleeve and inspect it carefully for any obvious defects or shipping damage. 7. For complete instructions to install the SAN I/O Module into the Blade Server Enclosure, refer to the section on installing an I/O module in the Blade Server Enclosure Hardware Owner's Manual. Cabling guidelines After modifying the SAN I/O Module's IP address and domain name (if SAN I/O Module is in Fabric OS Native mode), we recommend that you cable all external ports to fabric connections before bringing the SAN I/O Module online. Refer to Chapter 2, "Configuring the SAN I/O Module," for steps on modifying the IP address. Begin by cabling ports 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 0. Ports 17 and 18 are licensed at the factory as part of Dynamic Ports On Demand (DPOD). By cabling these ports first, you will not need to move licenses to other ports you may have cabled. 8 M5424 SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001082-01

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M5424 SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual
53-1001082-01
Cabling guidelines
1
5.
Be sure that you have taken the necessary precautions for electrostatic sensitivity; then break
the seal warning.
6.
Slide the SAN I/O Module out of the antistatic sleeve and inspect it carefully for any obvious
defects or shipping damage.
7.
For complete instructions to install the SAN I/O Module into the Blade Server Enclosure, refer
to the section on installing an I/O module in the Blade Server Enclosure
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
.
Cabling guidelines
After modifying the SAN I/O Module’s IP address and domain name (if SAN I/O Module is in Fabric
OS Native mode), we recommend that you cable all external ports to fabric connections before
bringing the SAN I/O Module online. Refer to
Chapter 2, “Configuring the SAN I/O Module,”
for
steps on modifying the IP address.
Begin by cabling ports 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 0. Ports 17 and 18 are licensed at the
factory as part of Dynamic Ports On Demand (DPOD). By cabling these ports first, you will not need
to move licenses to other ports you may have cabled.