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Install and Connect the FS8600 Hardware
Install the FS8600 appliances in a rack and connect the SAN, internal, and client networks.
Install the FS8600 Hardware
Unpack the hardware and mount it in a rack.
Prerequisites
The rack must meet the prerequisites listed in Rack and Infrastructure.
Steps
1. Unpack the hardware.
2. Locate the following components for each appliance:
• FS8600 appliance
• Bezel
• Two power cables
• Rail kit
• SFP+ transceivers (if ordered for optical networks)
• (Fibre Channel with 10GbE appliances only) Two 1-meter twinax cables (for single-appliance internal network connectivity
between controllers)
• Two port label tags (one attached to each controller)
• Cable labels
3. Mount each FS8600 appliance in the rack. See the document included with the rail kit for instructions.
4. Connect both controllers in each FS8600 appliance to a power source.
Congure Network Connections for FC Appliances (1GbE)
Connect Fibre Channel 1GbE appliances to the client network, internal network, and Fibre Channel SAN.
Connect FC Appliances (1GbE)
Connect the FS8600 appliances to the Fibre Channel SAN fabric, internal network, and client network.
Prerequisites
• LC optical ber and Ethernet cables must be available. See Materials.
• The SAN network must meet conguration requirements. See SAN and Internal Network for Fibre Channel Appliances.
• The client network must meet conguration requirements. See Client Network.
Steps
1. Identify the ports on an FC FS8600 appliance (1GbE).
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