Connecting Fibre Channel cables to a Fibre Channel host interface adapter

If your Storwize® V3700 system has 8 Gbps Fibre Channel 4-port host interface adapters installed, you can use Fibre Channel cables to connect them to your Fibre Channel SAN.

Procedure

To install the cables, complete the following steps.

  1. Connect the required number of Fibre Channel cables. Refer to Planning network cable connections for instructions to determine the number of required cables.
    Note: Both canisters must have the same number of cables connected.
    Figure 1 shows an example configuration with two Fibre Channel cables connected to each canister.
    Figure 1. Example configuration with two Fibre Channel cables per canister
    Image of control enclosure rear view with two Fibre Channel cables per canister
  2. If you want to connect additional Fibre Channel cables, make sure to connect the same number of cables to each canister. Figure 2 shows an example configuration with four Fibre Channel cables connected to each canister.
    Figure 2. Example configuration with four Fibre Channel cables per canister
    Image of control enclosure rear view with four Fibre Channel cables per canister