IBM DS4500 Portable Media Storage User Manual


 
Perform the following steps to create the recommended cabling scheme shown in
Figure 75.
Right ESMLeft ESM
Out
In
Out
EXP100
Seventh storage
expansion enclosure
(EXP100)
Right ESMLeft ESM
Out
Out
EXP100
Sixth storage
expansion enclosure
(EXP100)
Right ESMLeft ESM
Out
Out
EXP710
Fifth storage
expansion enclosure
(EXP710)
Right ESMLeft ESM
Out
Out
EXP710
Fourth storage
expansion enclosure
(EXP710)
EXP810
ESM B
ESMA
Right ESMLeft ESM
Out
Out
In
EXP710
Port 1B
Port 1A
Port 1A
Port 1B
First storage
expansion enclosure
(EXP810)
EXP810
ESM B
ESMA
Port 1B
Port 1A
Port 1A
Port 1B
Second storage
expansion enclosure
(EXP810)
Third storage
expansion enclosure
(EXP710)
Loop B
In
In
In
In
Loop A
ds4500_mix1
In
In
In
In
Figure 75. Example 1: One DS4500 and two or more storage expansion enclosures in a
mixed environment Recommended cabling
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