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Connecting the ConnectPlus 1000 Gateway
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Fibre Channel Connection
The Fibre Channel port on the ConnectPlus 1000 gateway connects to a port on one of the
redundant Fibre Channel switches. The NS system uses redundant Fibre Channel switches to
provide a fast fail safe in the event of a break in connectivity. Each switch provides isolated
connections between the server nodes and the RAID Storage Subsystem. The server nodes
are mission-critical components requiring fast fail-over protection. Since gateways do not
provide on-air service, they are connected to only one of the Fibre Channel switches.
Depending on the size and configuration of your system, you have one of two VLAN switch
models:
• Gadzoox Capellix 2000C 8-port Fibre Channel switch
• Gadzoox Capellix 3000 HA Fibre Channel switch
The Capellix 2000C switch has eight Fibre Channel Ports numbered 1 through 8 from left to
right as shown in the following figure. Server connections are made from left to right, while
Storage Array connections are made from right to left. MSS Server Nodes are numbered
from 1. ConnectPlus gateways are considered Servers and will connect from the next port
after the last Server Node in the System. However, gateways do not have redundant
connections. If a system has two configured gateways, the first would be connected to a port
on Fibre Channel Switch 1, while the second would be connected to Switch 2.
Gadzoox Capellix 2000C 8-Port Switch
The Capellix 3000 HA switch in the following figure has provisions for three “blades”
which can provide up to 12 ports each. The ports are numbered from bottom left to top right.
The first blade contains 12 ports numbered 1-12. Connections on the 3000 are similar to
those on the 2000. Servers are connected from the bottom left, while RAID Storage Arrays
are connected from the top right. Gateways are connected after the last MSS server node in
the system.