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4 Connecting Xserve RAID to a Host

System and a Network

Xserve RAID provides two groups of up to seven drive modules, each with a dedicated RAID

controller. This ﬂexible design allows you to connect the storage system to a single host

using two ﬁbre channel cables, or to dual hosts using one cable to each host.

To establish communication with a host, you can purchase the Apple Fibre Channel PCI Card

or use a compatible ﬁbre channel card that supports the Xserve RAID system. Xserve RAID is

compatible with the Xserve system and Power Mac G4 models with a processor speed of at

least 800 MHz. It requires Mac OS X version 10.2.4 or later, or Mac OS X Server v10.2.4 or

later. For the latest list of compatible host systems, check the Apple website:

www.apple.com/xserve.

To complete the host connection, you need to

m install the host bus adapter card in a host server or computer

m connect the Xserve RAID system to the ﬁbre channel card in a host system or to a switch

using ﬁbre channel cables

m connect to an Ethernet network

m connect the two power cords to the Xserve RAID system

As an option, you can also connect an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

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