Configuration Order For Direct-Attached And San-Attached Connections - Dell PowerVault MD3600f Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Figure 1-2. SAN-Attached Cluster
cluster node
Fibre Channel
connections
Fibre Channel switch
NOTE:
The configuration can have up to 64 nodes. The nodes can be:
• One cluster (up to 16 nodes)
Multiple clusters
•
Multiple clusters and stand-alone server(s)
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Configuration Order for Direct-Attached and
SAN-Attached Connections
This section describes the configuration steps for both direct-attached and
SAN-attached connections. These steps assume that you are setting up a
Fibre Channel storage for the first time.
NOTE:
If you are adding a Fibre Channel storage array or if your host server is
already configured to access Fibre Channel storage, some of the steps in this
section may not apply. Before proceeding, see the Dell Cluster Configuration
Support Matrices at dell.com/ha to confirm that your existing hardware
components and Host Bus Adapter (HBA) firmware and BIOS levels are supported.
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Introduction
public network
private network
storage system
cluster node
Fibre Channel
connections
Fibre Channel switch