Connecting Ethernet Cables To 1 Gbps Iscsi 4-Port Host Interface Adapters; Connecting Fibre Cables To A 10 Gbps Iscsi-Fcoe 2-Port Host Interface Adapter; Example Configuration With Two Pairs Of Ethernet Cables Connected To 1 Gbps Iscsi 4-Port Host Interface Adapters - IBM Storwize V3700 Quick Installation Manual

Connecting Ethernet cables to 1 Gbps iSCSI 4-port host interface
adapters
If you installed 1 Gbps iSCSI 4-port host interface adapters, you can use Ethernet
cables to connect them to your Ethernet SAN.
About this task
The Ethernet port numbering on the host interface adapter starts at 3, because
Ethernet ports one and two are built into the canister.
Note: The Ethernet cables are connected in pairs. Both canisters must have the
same number of cables connected.
Procedure
To install the cables, complete the following steps.
1. Identify the correct pair of Ethernet cables for the Ethernet ports labeled 3 in
2. Connect the appropriate cable to each port.
3. For each additional pair of Ethernet ports in the right and left canisters,
Results
Figure 31 shows an example configuration with a pair of Ethernet cables connected
to port 3 in each canister, and another pair connected to port 4 in each canister.
Figure 31. Example configuration with two pairs of Ethernet cables connected to 1 Gbps
iSCSI 4-port host interface adapters
Connecting fibre cables to a 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2-port host interface
adapter
If your Storwize V3700 system has 10 Gbps iSCSI-FCoE 2-port host interface
adapters installed, you can use fibre cables to connect them to your 10 Gbps
Ethernet or FCoE SAN.
management interfaces, as shown by the lighter cable connection in Figure 30
on page 44. This port can also be used for iSCSI connectivity to the system by
hosts on the network. If there is more than one control enclosure in the system,
ensure that port 2 of every node canister is connected to the same network to
provide access if the configuration node fails.
the left canister and the right canister.
identify the correct pair of cables and connect them.
1 2
6
1 2 3 4
1 2
1 2
3 6
1
1 2
IN
OK
6
3 6
2 3 4
IN
OK
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