EMC CONFIDENTIAL
Cable Connections from Fibre Channel Switch to Storage
Connecting a CLARiiON CX4-120 array
Figure 175
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Each CX4-120 SP has three or seven SAN ports per SP. If all of the SAN ports on the
array are already connected to the fabric, you need not change these connections. If
the array has two available ports on each SP, the recommended practice is to cable
these ports to the switches and dedicate them to the VNX gateway system.
If you are using two switches to connect a CX4-120 array, connect the cables as shown
in the example in
Figure
175.
Switch B
SP B
4
2
CX4-120 connected to two switches for high availability (example)
The array SAN ports 2 and 3 are used in this example, but you can use any two ports
on each SP:
1. Connect SP A slot 0, port 2 to switch A.
2. Connect SP B slot 0, port 2 to switch A.
3. Connect SP A slot 0, port 3 to switch B.
4. Connect SP B slot 0, port 3 to switch B.
5. Record the SP ports you connected to the switch ports by using the
cabling worksheet" on page
SP A
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
3
273.
Switch A
1
CNS-000892
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