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4.4 Items Supplied by the User
Table 4-1 lists the additional items that you must supply to perform the XStack Storage unit
installation. All users must provide the items in the first row of
Table 4-1. Thereafter, the
additional items required for installation depend on the user category into which you fit.
Table 4-1 User-Supplied Items to Perform the XStack Storage Installation
User Category User-Supplied Items
All XStack Storage
Users
 A PC or server with a Network Interface Card (NIC) that will act as the iSCSI initiator. (See Note 1)
 A PC with a NIC and Internet access that will access the XStack Storage management console.
(See Note 1)
 One or more available AC outlets not controlled by a wall switch.
 Optional: An Ethernet switch and Ethernet cable. If you want to use the XStack Storage’s Link
Aggregation feature (refer to Section
5.3.3), the switch must support Link Aggregation Groups
(LAGs).
XStack DSN-3200
Users
 An IP address for each XStack Storage host connection RJ-45 data port that will connect to your
SAN. (Each XStack Storage unit’s RJ-45 data port must be on a separate subnet. For more
information, refer to Appendix E.)
 An Ethernet cable for each XStack Storage host connection RJ-45 data port that will connect to
your SAN (the XStack Storage unit’s auto-senses the cable type used).
XStack DSN-3400
Users
 An IP address for the host network (optical) connection.
 A single mode or multimode XFP optical cable to connect the host network connection to your
SAN.
Rack-Mount Users  A standard NEMA-compliant 19-inch rack.
Note 1: For convenience, one PC with three installed NICs can be used instead of separate PCs. In this configuration, one NIC
connects to the XStack Storage management port, a second NIC connects to the Internet, and a third NIC is used with the iSCSI
initiator.