During the planning process, complete the cable-connection tables with the locations of
the cable connections for each control enclosure in the system.
Ethernet connections
Figure 1. Ethernet ports on the canister
1 - 4 10 Gbps Ethernet ports
1-4
Record the node canister onboard Ethernet port connections in the following table.
Table 1. Node canister
onboard Ethernet port connections
Component
Ethernet port 1
Ethernet port 2
Ethernet port 3
Ethernet port 4
Technician port
Switch
None
Port
None
Speed (10 Gbps or 1 Gbps)
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
1 Gbps
The following table provides a list of Ethernet cable standards.
Table 2. Ethernet cable standards
Ethernet port type
Cable type
Minimum standard
Connector
1 Gbps Ethernet technician port
TP
Cat 5e
RJ45
10 Gbps onboard Ethernet ports
TP
Cat 6 (up to 55 m); Cat 6a or Cat 7 (up to
100 m) at 10 Gbpsl; Cat 5e at 1 Gbps
RJ45
Fibre Channel connections
The following figure shows the location and port numbers of the Fibre Channel adapter in adapter
slot 1 of the canister. (The system might also have an optional Fibre Channel adapter installed in
slot 2 and slot 3 of the canister.)Figure 2. Fibre Channel adapter in adapter slot 1
1 - 4 Fibre Channel ports 1-4
Record the Fibre Channel port connections in the following table.
