IBM DS3500 User Manual

Connecting iSCSI hosts to the DS3500
The DS3500 can support up to 64 hosts, depending on the number of host ports
and host partitions that are used on the controller. To protect against the loss of
any one path from the host servers to the storage subsystem, use redundant host
connections.
To connect a hardware or software iSCSI initiator to the storage subsystem,
complete the following steps:
1. Connect Ethernet cables from the controller host port to the 1 gigabit or 10
gigabit Ethernet switch:
v For a 1 gigabit Ethernet switch, connect a Category 5e or Category 6 Ethernet
cable from the controller host port to a gigabit Ethernet switch, and then
connect an Ethernet cable from the switch to the host iSCSI initiator port.
v For a 10 gigabit Ethernet switch, connect a Category 6 (shielded or
unshielded), Category 6A (shielded or unshielded), or Category 7 Ethernet
cable from the controller host port to a gigabit Ethernet switch, and then
connect an Ethernet cable from the switch to the host iSCSI initiator port. For
these cables, the following cable lengths are supported:
– Cat 6 unshielded - 30m
– Cat 6 shielded - 100m
– Cat 6A unshielded - 55m
– Cat 6A shielded - 100m
– Cat 7 - 100m
Note: These cables must be customer-supplied and are not available with the
DS3500. IBM recommends using Category 6A or Category 7 cables to obtain
the highest signal quality and reliability when operating at 10 Gbps, because
these cables are designed to support 10 Gbps and minimize alien crosstalk.
Host system
with two host
adapters
Host system
with two host
adapters
Fibre
Channel
switch
Fibre
Channel
switch
DS3500 DS3500
Figure 63. Example of two storage subsystems in a dual Fibre Channel SAN environment
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IBM DS3500 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	DS3500
Category	Storage
Language	English