You attach the power cables and power on the drive shelves.
Cable the system according to your configuration. Examples are shown in this section. For more cabling options, see Cabling E-Series Hardware.
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SAS cables |
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![]() Example A: An E5700 controller shelf with three DE212C/DE224 disk shelves in a standard SAS configuration. |
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![]() Example B: An E5700 controller shelf with one DE212C/DE224 disk shelf in a standard SAS configuration. |
You will need the following cables:
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Power cables |
During boot, the seven-segment display shows the repeating sequence of OS, Sd, blank to indicate the controller is performing start-of-day processing. After the controller has booted up, the shelf ID is displayed.
![]() Example: Power connections are on the rear of the shelf. |