Cabling Controllers To Your Network; Cabling A Two-Node Switchless Cluster - NetApp AFF A800 Installing And Setting Up

Cabling controllers to your network

You can cable the controllers to your network by using the two-node switchless cluster method or by using the cluster
interconnect network.
Choices
•

Cabling a two-node switchless cluster

• Cabling a 100 GbE cluster interconnect network
Cabling a two-node switchless cluster
Management network, data network, and FC ports on the controllers are connected to switches. The HA interconnect and cluster
interconnect ports are cabled on both controllers.
Before you begin
See your network administrator for help connecting to the switches.
Steps
1. Cable your system by following the tabulated steps:
Steps 4 and 5 are optional and configuration dependent.
Note:
As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove it, turn it around
Note:
and try again.
2
1
Step Perform on each controller
1
Cable the HA interconnect ports.
2
Cable the cluster interconnect ports.
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on page 6
on page 7
To 10GbE data
4 5
network switches
3
To management
4 5
network switches
To 10GbE
data network
switches
To fibre channel
switches
1
2
To fibre channel
switches
Ports used
• e0b to e0b
• e1b to e1b
• e0a to e0a
• e1a to e1a
AFF A800 systems: Installing and setting up