Contents 3
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Cluster Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Cluster Hardware Requirements
 . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Cluster Nodes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Cluster Storage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
Supported Cluster Configurations
. . . . . . . . . . . .   11
Direct-Attached Cluster
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
SAN-Attached Cluster
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
Other Documents You May Need
 . . . . . . . . . . . .   13
2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware . . . . . . . .  15
Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor  . . . . . .   15
Cabling the Power Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15
Cabling Your Cluster for Public and 
Private Networks
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
Cabling the Public Network
 . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
Cabling the Private Network
 . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
NIC Teaming
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20
Cabling the Storage Systems
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20
Cabling Storage for Your 
Direct-Attached Cluster
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20
Cabling Storage for Your 
SAN-Attached Cluster
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25
Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an 
AX4-5F Storage System
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