DS8000 Service Documentation Version 6.3.3

Routing and connecting customer cables to the storage facility

Procedure

  1. Record the date and time as follows:
    1. Record the stop date and time for the HMC Customization and Communication Tests phase in Table 3, in section Recording information for the installation report.
    2. Record the start date and time for the End of Install and Clean-up phase in Table 3, in section Recording information for the installation report.
  2. Has the customer ordered the remote power control feature?
    • Yes, go to the next step.
    • No, go to step 4.
  3. Route the remote power control cables from each host up through the tailgate. The customer cables go on the left side to the four ZLR remote power control card connectors.� Use cable ties to fasten the cable to the frame. See Figure 1. For racks with overhead cable management (top exit) for host and data cables, route the remote power control cables down through the top tailgate and cable channel.
    Figure 1. Remote power control cables from host to ZLR card
    Remote power control cables from host to ZLR card
    Attention: The remote power control feature will be enabled in the next step. Remind your customers that they must test it.
  4. Ask the customer to supply a diagram or output from the DS8000® Storage Manager to define the connectivity between the DS8000 host card ports and system host card ports.
  5. Label fibre host cables from each customer host adapter.
  6. Route the cables  1  to the rear of the appropriate DS8000 frame. See Figure 2.
    Note: To allow correct connection and disconnection of external cables, label cables using the customer's current cable-identification plan and the labels provided by your customer.
  7. In the tailgate (for racks with standard tailgates), squeeze the black release levers  2 , pivot the retention bracket up, and then remove it, as shown in Figure 2.
    Figure 2. Tailgate cable and Fibre Channel cable retention
    Tailgate cable clamping and fibre channel cable retention hardware
    For racks with overhead cable management (top exit) for host and data cables, open the top tailgate (if not open). Unfasten the top tailgate retention bracket, and rotate it open. See Figure 3.
    Figure 3. Top tailgate
    Top tailgate
  8. This step provides information useful for connecting customer host cables to the I/O enclosure host adapter card ports.
    1. The customer may reference the host adapter port locations by using the information displayed in the DS Storage Manager or DSCLI.
    2. For an example of DS Storage Manager I/O port information, see Figure 4.
    3. For an example of DS CLI I/O port information, see Figure 5.
    4. For information on host adapter card port location codes used in serviceable event FRU lists, see Figure 6.
    5. For information on Rack-1 rear view of I/O enclosure HA port locations and IOPORT numbers, see Table 1.
    6. For information on Rack-2 rear view of I/O enclosures HA port locations and IOPORT numbers, see Figure Table 2.
    Figure 4. DS Storage Manager HA card port ID and location code
    DS Storage Manager HA card port ID and location code
    Figure 5. DSCLI Host adapter card port ID
    dscli> lsioport -dev IBM.2107-75RA271
    Date/Time: July 13, 2010 2:40:33 PM PDT IBM DSCLI Version: 5.4.2.460 DS: IBM.2107-75RA271
    ID    WWPN             State  Type             topo     portgrp
    ===============================================================
    I0200 50050763091006FE Online Fibre Channel-SW SCSI-FCP 0
    I0201 50050763091046FE Online Fibre Channel-SW SCSI-FCP 0
    Figure 6. Location codes for device adapter and host adapter cards
    Location codes for device adapter and host adapter cards
    Table 1. Rack-1 rear view of I/O enclosure HA Port locations and IOPORT numbers
    R1-XI1 I/O Enclosure   R1-XI2 I/O Enclosure
    HA Card Slot C1 Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6   HA Card Slot C1 Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6
    C1-T0
    I0000
        C4-T0
    I0030
          C1-T0
    I0100
        C4-T0
    I0130
       
    C1-T1
    I0001
        C4-T1
    I0031
        C1-T1
    10I01
        C4-T1
    I0131
       
    C1-T2
    I0002
        C4-T2
    I0032
        C1-T2
    I0102
        C4-T2
    I0132
       
    C1-T3
    I0003
        C4-T3
    I0033
        C1-T3
    I0103
        C4-T3
    I0133
       
    C1-T4
    I0004
        C4-T4
    I0034
        C1-T4
    I0104
        C4-T4
    I0134
       
    C1-T5
    I0005
        C4-T5
    I0035
        C1-T5
    I0105
        C4-T5
    I0135
       
    C1-T6
    I0006
        C4-T6
    I0036
        C1-T6
    I0106
        C4-T6
    I0136
       
    C1-T7
    I0007
        C4-T7
    I0037
        C1-T7
    I0107
        C4-T7
    I0137
       
    R1-XI3 I/O Enclosure   R1-XI4 I/O Enclosure
    HA Card Slot C1 Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6   HA Card Slot C1 Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6
    C1-T0
    I0200
        C4-T0
    I0230
        C1-T0
    I0300
        C4-T0
    I0330
       
    C1-T1
    I0201
        C4-T1
    I0231
        C1-T1
    I0301
        C4-T1
    I0331
       
    C1-T2
    I0202
        C4-T2
    I0232
        C1-T2
    I0302
        C4-T2
    I0332
       
    C1-T3
    I0203
        C4-T3
    I0233
        C1-T3
    I0303
        C4-T3
    I0333
       
    C1-T4
    I0204
        C4-T4
    I0234
        C1-T4
    I0304
        C4-T4
    I0334
       
    C1-T5
    I0205
        C4-T5
    I0235
        C1-T5
    I0305
        C4-T5
    I0335
       
    C1-T6
    I0206
        C4-T6
    I0236
        C1-T6
    I0306
        C4-T6
    I0336
       
    C1-T7
    I0207
        C4-T7
    I0237
        C1-T7
    I0307
        C4-T7
    I0337
       
    Table 2. Rack-2 rear view of I/O enclosures HA Port locations and IOPORT numbers
    R2-XI1 I/O Enclosure   R2-XI2 I/O Enclosure
    HA Card Slot C1 Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6   HA Card Slot C1 Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6
    C1-T0
    I0400
        C4-T0
    I0430
          C1-T0
    I0500
        C4-T0
    I0530
       
    C1-T1
    I0401
        C4-T1
    I0431
        C1-T1
    I0501
        C4-T1
    I0531
       
    C1-T2
    I0402
        C4-T2
    I0432
        C1-T2
    I0502
        C4-T2
    I0532
       
    C1-T3
    I0403
        C4-T3
    I0433
        C1-T3
    I0503
        C4-T3
    I0533
       
    C1-T4
    I0404
        C4-T4
    I0434
        C1-T4
    I0504
        C4-T4
    I0534
       
    C1-T5
    I0405
        C4-T5
    I0435
        C1-T5
    I0505
        C4-T5
    I0535
       
    C1-T6
    I0406
        C4-T6
    I0436
        C1-T6
    I0506
        C4-T6
    I0536
       
    C1-T7
    I0407
        C4-T7
    I0437
        C1-T7
    I0507
        C4-T7
    I0537
       
    R2-XI3 I/O Enclosure   R2-XI4 I/O Enclosure
    HA Card Slot C1 Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6   HA Card Slot C1 HA Card Slot C2 DA Card Slot C3 HA Card Slot C4 Slot C5 DA Card Slot C6
    C1-T0
    I0600
        C4-T0
    I0630
          C1-T0
    I0700
        C4-T0
    I0730
       
    C1-T1
    I0601
        C4-T1
    I0631
        C1-T1
    I0701
        C4-T1
    I0731
       
    C1-T2
    I0602
        C4-T2
    I0632
        C1-T2
    I0702
        C4-T2
    I0732
       
    C1-T3
    I0603
        C4-T3
    I0633
        C1-T3
    I0703
        C4-T3
    I0733
       
    C1-T4
    I0604
        C4-T4
    I0634
        C1-T4
    I0704
        C4-T4
    I0734
       
    C1-T5
    I0605
        C4-T5
    I0635
        C1-T5
    I0705
        C4-T5
    I0735
       
    C1-T6
    I0606
        C4-T6
    I0636
        C1-T6
    I0706
        C4-T6
    I0736
       
    C1-T7
    I0607
        C4-T7
    I0637
        C1-T7
    I0707
        C4-T7
    I0737
       
  9. Does the rack have overhead cable management (top exit) for host and data cables?
    • Yes, go to step 14.
    • No, go to step 10.
  10. Feed the host cables up through the tailgate and route them to the destination I/O enclosure and host card and plug them in.
    Notes:
    • Save the wrap tools removed from each Fibre host card. The wrap tool can be used as a dust cover and also a wrap tool for diagnosis and repair.
    • There are two types of Fibre Channel cards:
      • Short wave
      • Long wave
  11. Secure the host cables in the cable guide by pressing them into the slots.
  12. Reinstall the retention bracket removed earlier.
  13. Go to step 17.
  14. Feed the host cables  1  down through the top tailgate. Carefully route the cables through the channel in the left rear of the rack, across to the destination I/O enclosure and host card adapter ports, and then plug them in. See Figure 7.
    Notes:
    • Save the wrap tools removed from each Fibre Channel host card. The wrap tool can be used as a dust cover and also a wrap tool for diagnosis and repair.
    • There are two types of Fibre Channel cards:
      • Short wave
      • Long wave
    Figure 7. Overhead cable management (top exit) for Fibre Channel, communication, and power cables
    Overhead cable management (top exit) for Fibre Channel, communication, and power cables
  15. Leave some slack in the host cables between the host adapter cards and the tailgate. Secure the host cables in the tailgate cable retention slots.
  16. When you have finished routing and connecting host cables, rotate the top tailgate retention bracket closed, and fasten it. See Figure 3. Continue to step 17.
  17. Reinstall the tailgate brackets in all frames using the screws  2  removed earlier. Tighten all four screws  1  and  2 . See Figure 8
    Figure 8. Tailgate frame bracket
    Tailgate frame bracket view
  18. Go to Finish installation and cleanup.