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Install - Step 13
Connect iSCSI data ports
Connect the storage-system iSCSI data ports to the NICs, iSCSI
HBAs, or network
Use CAT 5, CAT 5e, or CAT 6 LAN cables to connect 1 GbE iSCSI data ports to
servers. Use OM3 50-micron fiber-optic cables to connect 10 GbE iSCSI data ports.
The examples in this section show 1 GbE hardware. Connection topologies for fibre-optic
cables/connectors/switches are the same.
1. Plug cables into the front-end iSCSI data ports that you intend to use.
2. Connect the free ends of the Ethernet cables as follows:
• For a direct connection between the storage system and the server, connect the
cables to the iSCSI initiator ports (NICs or iSCSI HBAs).
• For a network configuration between the storage system and the server,
connect the cables to ports on a network device, such as a switch or router,
that is connected to the NICs or iSCSI HBAs in your configuration’s servers.
For high availability:
• connect each NIC/HBA to at least one data port on each storage processor, or
• connect separate ports from a server to each storage processor.
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