Familiarizing yourself with proper cable connector orientation, and the location and labeling of ports on the NS224 NSM drive shelf modules can be helpful before cabling your hot-added shelf.
- Cables are inserted with the connector pull-tab facing up.
When a cable is inserted correctly, it clicks into place.
After you connect both ends of the cable, the shelf and controller port LNK (green) LEDs illuminate. If a port LNK LED does not illuminate, reseat the cable.
- You can use the following illustration to help you physically identify the shelf NSM ports, e0a and e0b:
