Step 4 Cable the drive boxes

Connect the controller board and the ENC of the drive box with the NVMe cables as shown in the following diagram.

Tap on the image to see it in fullscreen.

The NVMe cable consists of a pair of cables attached to connectors. Be careful not to pass another cable between the two NVMe cables in the pair.

Tap on the image to see it in fullscreen.

Before you begin

• Before wiring NVMe cables, unwind, stretch and untwist them. If they twist while wiring, untwist and wire them.

Procedure

1. Choose corresponding color-coded labels among the color codes that come with the controller and drive box.
   The cable color-coded labels help you connect the cables correctly. Numbers printed on the labels are supplemental information.
2. Attach color-coded labels to the NVMe cables (same color for IN and OUT). Tap on the image to see it in fullscreen.
   
   
   Tap on the image to see it in fullscreen.
   
   
3. Connect the NVMe cable to the NVMe port on the disk board installed in the controller board.
4. Connect the NVMe cable to the ENC (IN side (0)) in the drive box.
   Connect controller board 1 and ENC1 of the drive box. Also connect controller board 2 and ENC2 of the drive box. Tap on the image to see it in fullscreen.
   
   
5. Route the NVMe cable passing under the controller chassis.
   Do not fix the NVMe cables and the power cables together. Tap on the image to see it in fullscreen.