Fujitsu Eternus DX80 S2 - Chapter 1 Preparation; Connection Preparation; SAN Connection; Table 1.1 Appropriate Switch for each Host Interface Type

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ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2 Disk storage system User’s Guide -Installation-

Chapter 1

Preparation

This chapter describes the necessary preparation for installation of the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system.

1.1 Connection Preparation

This section describes the necessary information, and the devices and cables that should be prepared before

you connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system to a Storage Area Network (SAN) and a LAN network for

operation management.

1.1.1 SAN Connection

A SAN is a dedicated network for connecting a server (host) to an ETERNUS DX Disk storage system. FC, iSCSI,

FCoE, and SAS interfaces can be used for the host interface. The connection destination may be the server or

the switch depending on which connection configuration is used. For the possible combinations of servers,

Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), and switches, refer to "Server Support Matrix" by accessing the URL that is

described in "READ ME" on the Documentation CD provided with the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system.

The host interface cables that are used for connecting the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system to a SAN must be

obtained separately. When a switch is used to connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system to the server, the

appropriate switch for the type of host interface that is to be connected must also be prepared separately.

Table 1.1 Appropriate switch for each host interface type

Host interface Switch to be prepared

FC FC switch

iSCSI LAN switch

FCoE FCoE switch

SAS SAS switch

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