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2. Connect device cables to ports and route the cables through the cable management assembly at

the bottom front of the director. Start with the center UPM cards (cards 7 and 8) adjacent to the

CTP2 cards and work outward. In addition, start with the bottom port of each UPM card and

work upward.

3. Bundle Fibre Channel cables from the director and other equipment (groups of 16 maximum)

and secure them as directed by the customer.

4. Set the director online. For instructions, see ”Setting the director online” on page 65.

Connecting the director to a fabric

To attach the director to a multi-switch fabric, connect the director to an E_Port of another director or

switch. The E_Port to E_Port connection is referred to as an ISL.

Use these steps to fabric-attach the director and create an ISL:

1. Verify that the director is defined via HAFM. See ”Enabling HAFM to manage the director” on

page 61.

2. Verify that the preferred domain ID for the director is unique and does not conflict with the ID of

another director or switch participating in the fabric. To change the domain ID, see ”Configuring

fabric parameters” on page 70.

3. Verify that the R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV values for the director are identical to the values for all

directors and edge switches participating in the fabric.

4. Route a multi-mode or single-mode fiber-optic cable (depending on the ISL distance between

directors) between customer-specified E_Ports on both directors.

5. At the HAFM application physical map, right-click the director product icon, and then select

Element Manager from the menu.

6. If required, click the Hardware tab.

The Hardware View appears.

7. Double-click the graphical port connector used for the fabric ISL. The Port Properties dialog box

appears (Figure 60).

Figure 60 Port Properties dialog box