Connecting a CLARiiON CX3-20 or CX3-40 array
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Cable Connections from Fibre Channel Switch to Storage
EMC CONFIDENTIAL
If you are using a single switch to connect a CLARiiON CX3-20 or CX3-40 array,
connect the cables as shown in Figure 166:
Figure 166 CLARiiON CX3-20 or CX3-40 connected to a single switch
1. Connect SP A port 0 Fibre to the switch.
2. Connect SP B port 0 Fibre to the switch.
3. Connect SP A port 1 Fibre to the switch.
4. Connect SP B port 1 Fibre to the switch.
5. Record which SP ports you connected to which switch ports using the “FC/FCoE
cabling worksheet” on page 273.
Note: If you did not use the default SP and FC switch cabling, you must manually select the FC
switch ports the array will use in “Step 2: Install latest File OE on CS 0” on page 139.
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Switch
SP B SP A
0 Fibre 1 Fibre 0 Fibre 1 Fibre
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1
2
3