GRASS VALLEY K2 - Dell 2850 for Basic K2 SAN; Dell 2850 for Redundant K2 SAN

03 September 2009 K2 Storage Cabling Guide 33
Dell 2850 for basic K2 SAN
Dell 2850 for basic K2 SAN
These cabling instructions apply to the following:
• Dell 2850 PowerEdge Server on a basic (non-redundant) online K2 SAN.
Connect the two iSCSI interface adapters to media ports on the GigE switch.
Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the
GigE switch.
Connect one of the Fibre Channel ports to the RAID storage device.
Dell 2850 for redundant K2 SAN
These cabling instructions apply to the following:
• Dell 2850 PowerEdge Server on a redundant online K2 SAN.
Connect the two iSCSI interface adapters to media ports on the GigE switch.
Connect the motherboard GigE port 1 and GigE port 2 to control ports on the
GigE switch.
Connect one of the Fibre Channel ports to the RAID storage device.
Make a direct connection between the serial ports of the two redundant servers.
For Level 3 redundant, connect server 1A to server 1B, and connect server 2A
to server 2B.
iSCSI interface
Power
Keyboard/Mouse
GigE
3
2
1
Fibre Channel
VGA monitor
GigE
(FTP)
(control)
ports
(GigE media)
port 1
(USB)
Serial port
port 2
iSCSI interface
Power
Keyboard/Mouse
GigE
3
2
1
Fibre Channel
VGA monitor
GigE
(FTP)
(control)
ports
(GigE media)
port 1
(USB)
Serial port
port 2