Technician port

The technician port is an Ethernet port on the back panel of the node that you use to configure the node.

You can use the technician port to do these tasks:
  • Initialize a new system.
  • Service the node canisters.

2145-SV1 node

On the back of a 2145-SV1 node, the technician port is on the bottom right side of the node. Figure 1 shows the location of the technician port and other ports that are used to service the node.

Figure 1. 2145-SV1 technician port
2145-SV1 technician port
  •  1  VGA port
  •  2  Rear USB port 1
  •  3  Rear USB port 2
  •  4  Technician port (Ethernet)

2145-DH8 node

Starting from the left at the rear of the SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 node, the technician port is the fourth Ethernet port to the right. Figure 2 shows the rear of the SAN Volume Controller node, where  1  is the technician port.
Figure 2. 2145-DH8 technician port
2145-DH8 technician port