Chapter 2 - Connecting the 7700 Flash Storage Platform Hardware
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Connecting Cables to the Fibre Channel Switches
A key cabling connection target in the 7700 FSP storage cluster are the two Brocade 6510 Fibre
Channel switches. These two FC switches form a central part of the cluster where you patch
together the 7700 FSP storage shelves and the 7700 FSP Controllers to create the 7700 FSP
storage cluster using 16 Gbps (16Gb FC) cabling:
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Figure 2.9 provides an example of a 7700 FSP storage cluster configured and cabled with two
7700 FSP Controllers, two storage shelves, and two Brocade 6510 switches.
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Figure 2.10 provides an example of southbound port locations on the 7700 FSP Controllers
(Fibre Channel and iSCSI) for the Brocade 6510 switches, and southbound port locations on
the Brocade 6510 switches for the 7700 FSP Controllers and the 7000 Series/6000 Series
shelves.
Note:
Configuring Brocade 6510 for a 7700 FSP System
on page 139, for details and
procedures for configuring and setting up the Brocade 6510 Fibre Channel switches for use within
the 7700 FSP system. Figure 2.3 provides a FC switch and 7000 Series FSP cabling example.
Figure 2.3 Cabling Example: 7000 Series FSP and Fibre Channel Switches
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