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Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
Figure 2-10. Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to the Dell/EMC CX4-120 or CX4-240
Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to the Dell/EMC CX4-480 or CX4-960 Storage
System
1
Connect cluster node 1 to the SAN:
a
Connect a cable from HBA port 0 to Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0).
b
Connect a cable from HBA port 1 to Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1).
2
Repeat step 1 for each additional cluster node.
3
Connect the storage system to the SAN:
a
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the first front-
end fibre channel port on SP-A.
b
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the first front-
end fibre channel port on SP-B.
c
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the second
front-end fibre channel port on SP-A.
01
01
2
3
01
01
2
3
sw0
sw1
cluster node 2 cluster node 1
CX4-120 or CX4-240 storage system
0 1
0 1
HBA ports (2) HBA ports (2)
SP-A
SP-B