Physical Installation Planning - IBM SAN Volume Controller 2145 Quick Start Manual

Table 3. Ethernet cable standards
Ethernet port type
1 Gbps Ethernet
technician port
10 Gbps onboard
Ethernet ports
25 Gbps Ethernet
host interface
adapter (must be
ordered)
Ethernet onbard ports
Record the node canister onboard Ethernet port connections in the following table.
Table 4. Node canister onboard Ethernet port connections
Component Ethernet port 4
Switch
Port
Speed (10 Gbps
or 1 Gbps)
Component Ethernet port 1
Switch
Port
Speed (10 Gbps
or 1 Gbps)
Ethernet networking adapter ports
The following guidelines must be followed if 25 Gbps Ethernet adapters are installed.
• iWARP and RoCE Ethernet adapters cannot be mixed within a node canister.
Use the following table to record the node IP address that you intend to add to any port that is used for
node-to-node RDMA communication. The node IP, subnet mask, gateway, and VLAN ID are used for
node-to-node communications

Physical installation planning

Before you set up your system environment, you must verify that the prerequisite conditions for the
system are met.
About this task
This information applies to the supported hardware components. Answer the following questions before
you start the installation process.
1. Does your physical site meet the environment requirements for your system?
Cable type
TP
TP Cat 6 (up to 55 m); Cat 6a or Cat 7 (up to
100 m) at 10 Gbpsl; Cat 5e at 1 Gbps
Optical OM3 (up to 70 m); OM4 (up to 100 m)
Node canister 1 (upper)
Ethernet port 3
Node canister 2 (lower)
Ethernet port 2
Minimum standard
Cat 5e
Ethernet port 2 Ethernet port 1
Ethernet port 3 Ethernet port 4
Connector
RJ45
RJ45
LC
Technician port
None
None
1 Gbps
Technician port
None
None
1 Gbps
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