Chapter 4 Connect the Front End
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Storage Center SC8000 Controller Deployment Guide
Prerequisites
Each
controller
must
have
two
available
FC
front
‐
end
ports.
Steps
1
Connect
each
FC
server
to
both
FC
fabrics.
2
Connect
fault
domain
1
(shown
in
orange)
to
fabric
1.
Primary
port
P1
:
Controller
A,
slot
1,
port
1
→
Fabric
1
Reserved
port
R1
:
Controller
B,
slot
1,
port
1
→
Fabric
1
3
Connect
fault
domain
2
(shown
in
blue)
to
fabric
1.
Primary
port
P2
:
Controller
B,
slot
2,
port
1
→
Fabric
1
Reserved
port
R2
:
Controller
A,
slot
2,
port
1
→
Fabric
1
4
Configure
FC
zoning
to
meet
the
legacy
mode
zoning
requirements.
Figure 92. Dual-controller with Single-Fabric FC in Legacy Mode
See Also
Note:
To
prevent
a
port
or
cable
failure
from
blocking
access
to
volumes
mapped
to
a
controller,
connect
two
additional
fault
domains
so
that
each
controller
has
two
primary
paths
to
the
FC
fabric.
P1
R2
P2
R1
Controller A
Fabric 1
Server 1
Controller B
Server 2
1
2
1
2
