03 September 2009 K2 Storage Cabling Guide 37
Dell 1950 GS for Level 35 redundant K2 SAN
Dell 1950 GS for Level 35 redundant K2 SAN
These cabling instructions apply to the following:
• Dell 1950 PowerEdge Server on a Level 35 redundant K2 SAN.
12
Gb 2Gb 1
12
Gb 2Gb 1
12
Gb 2Gb 1
To control port
on GigE switch A
FTP: To control port
on GigE switch A.
Do not use if optional NH server
is present to handle FTP traffic.
12
Gb 2Gb 1
1A
2A
1B
2B
Heartbeat
cable
(serial)
To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch A
To control port
on GigE switch A
Media File System Server
Metadata (database) Server
iSCSI Bridge
Roles:
Media File System Server
Metadata (database) Server
iSCSI Bridge
Roles:
iSCSI Bridge
NAS Server
(FTP Server if NH
server is not present)
Roles:
Fibre Channel
to RAID controller
To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch B
To control port
on GigE switch B
Fibre Channel
to RAID controller
To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch A
Fibre Channel
to RAID controller
To control port
on GigE switch B
FTP: To control port
on GigE switch B.
Do not use if optional NH server
is present to handle FTP traffic.
iSCSI Bridge
NAS Server
(FTP Server if NH
server is not present)
Roles:
To media (iSCSI)
ports on GigE switch B
Fibre Channel
to RAID controller