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Figure 1-1. SAN-Attached Cluster Configuration
PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100
Identification
The Dell PowerEdge Fibre Channel clusters are configured and identified by the
private network connection (cluster interconnect) that connects the cluster nodes
together— FE (Fibre Channel Ethernet) and FL (Fibre Channel Low Latency)—and the
type of storage devices in the cluster configuration.
LAN/WAN
private net-
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