Connecting A Vnx7500 Array - EMC VNX VG2 Setup Manual

Connecting a
VNX7500 array
Figure 59
The VNX7500 SP has 4 to 14 ports to connect to SAN fabrics. 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 VNX7500 array, connect the cables as
shown in the example in Figure
Switch B
2 3
4
3
2 3
VNX7500 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
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Connect Cables for a Fabric-connected VG8
59.
Switch A
SP B
2
SP A
1
CNS-000894
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