Server Hardware Installation

201i Server Hardware Installation 11
Contents
1 How to get help 13
2 About the 201i server 15
201i server description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Network connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Peripheral connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3 Preparing for installation 35
Installation overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unpacking and inspecting the 201i server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Switch and network requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4 Installing the 201i server in a large Meridian 1
system 47
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Repositioning the secondary backplane connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing the 201i server in the large Meridian 1 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing the backplane (tip and ring) cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing the NTRH3501 backplane cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installing the SCSI cables for Meridian 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5 Installing the 201i server in an Option 11C or
Option 11C Mini 71
Installing the 201i server in the Option 11C or Option 11C Mini switch . 72
Section A: Installing Option 11C cables 77
Installing the intermediate SCSI cable for Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Section B: Installing Option 11C Mini cables 85
Installing the NTRH3502 SCSI cable for Option 11C Mini . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Installing cables on the back of the Option 11C Mini cabinet . . . . . . . . . . 92