Dell SC8000 - Connect the Front End for a Single-Controller Storage Center

Connect the Front End for a Single-Controller Storage Center
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Connect the Front End for a Single-Controller Storage Center
UseFibreChannelandiSCSItoconnectserverstotheStorageCenter.Foreachtransport
type,chooseafront‐endconnectivitymode(legacymodeorvirtualportmode),andthen
connecttheserversinawaythatmeetstherequirementsofthechosenconnectivitymode.
Applycablelabelstobothends
ofeachcable.
Connect Servers to a Single Controller with No Redundancy
Connectserverswithoutusingredundancyifthecontrollerdoesnothaveenoughfront‐
endportstoallowredundantpathstoeachFCfabric,directlyconnectedFCserver,and
Ethernetswitch.
Prerequisites
Thecontrollermusthaveanavailablefront‐endportforeachFCfabric,Ethernetswitch
(iSCSInetwork),andstandaloneFCserverthatyouwanttodirectlyconnect.
Steps
1 ConnecttheFCfabrics.
a ConnectacontrollerFCporttoeachFCfabric.
b ConnectoneormoreFCserverstoeachFCfabric.
c ConfigureFCzoningtomeetthezoningrequirements.
 IfyouareplanningtoconfigureFCinlegacymode,configurezoningtomeetthe
legacymodezoningrequirements.
 IfyouareplanningtoconfigureFCinvirtualportmode,configurezoningto
meetthevirtualportmodezoningrequirements.
2 ConnecttheiSCSInetworks.
a ConnectacontrolleriSCSIporttoeachiSCSInetwork.
b ConnectoneormoreiSCSIserverstoeachiSCSInetwork.
3 Duringthesoftwaresetupprocess,configurefault
domainsbasedontheconnectivity
mode:
 Legacymode:Createonefaultdomainforeachtransporttype(FCandiSCSI).
 Virtualportmode:CreateonefaultdomainforeachfabricordirectlyconnectedFC
server.
Note: The cablinginstructionsanddiagramsinthissectionarevalidforaparticular
IOcardconfiguration.If thecontrollersyouareinstallingcontaindifferentIOcards,
adjustthecablingaccordingly.
Note: iSCSIserversmustbeconnectedtoEthernetswitches. AniSCSIservercannot
bedirectlyconnectedtoafront‐endiSCSIportonthecontroller.