Cabling An Active/Active Or High Availability Pair - IBM N7800 Hardware And Service Manual

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EXN unit 2
(Filer 1, Loop 1)
EXN unit 1
(Filer 1, Loop 1)
N7000 series
filer 1
N7000 series
filer 2
EXN unit 1
(Filer 2, Loop 1)
EXN unit 1
(Filer 2, Loop 1)
Figure 3. Cabling an active/active or high availability pair
1. Cable the dual-port expansion adapter Port a, to the storage expansion unit 1
Channel A ESH2/ESH4 or AT-FCX Input port.
2. Cable the storage expansion unit 1 Channel A ESH2/ESH4 or AT-FCX Output
port to the storage expansion unit 2 Channel A ESH2/ESH4 or AT-FCX Input
port.
3. Repeat Step 2, connecting output to input, for the remaining storage expansion
units in the loop.
A
Out
In
B
In
Out
A
Out
In
B
In
Out
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A
Out
In
B
In
Out
A
Out
In
B
In
Out
Chapter 2. Connecting an N7000 series system
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