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SilverStorm 9120
Quick Start Guide
Pre-Installation Checklist
Before beginning the actual installation, the Site Implementation Engineer must perform the following tasks:
Step 1. Check the packing list to verify all ordered equipment has been
received. The box should contain:
❑ A SilverStorm 9120 switch with the following pre-installed:
❑ Four (4) fan units
❑ Power supplies and blanks (6 total).
❑ InfiniBand (IB) leaf modules (up to 12 total)
❑ Spine modules and blanks (up to 3 total)
❑ Virtual I/O hardware such as the SilverStorm™ FibreChannel Virtual I/O Card (FVIC) and the SilverStorm™
Ethernet Virtual I/O Card (EVIC) (up to 4 total)
❑ Any leaf/VIO hardware blanks (up to 11 total).
NOTE: If using VIO hardware, in order to maintain AC redundancy, use the following configurations:
❑ 1 VIO card and 11 leaf modules.
❑ 2 VIO cards and 10 leaf modules.
❑ 3 VIO cards and a maximum of 7 leaf modules.
❑ 4 VIO cards and a maximum of 4 leaf modules.
NOTE: Once the AC Redundancy threshold has been exceeded, the SilverStorm 9120 must use a
minimum of 4 power supplies and two power cords that must be plugged into a common, switched power
source (e.g., a power strip).
❑ Additional parts:
❑ One (1) Hardware installation kit (mounting rails, etc.)
❑ One (1) Serial cable DB-9 female to RJ-11 connectors
❑ One (1) Catefogy RJ-11 Serial cable
❑ Power cords (up to 2 total)
NOTE: Be certain that the power cords are firmly seated into the SilverStorm 9120 power supplies AC
power inlets.
❑ A CD ROM containing:
❑ Technical Documentation
❑ Software