Connecting to three drive enclosures
1
2
3
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Figure 24: Three drive enclosure cabling configuration
1. Array enclosure
3. Drive enclosure 2
2. Drive enclosure 1
4. Drive enclosure 3
1.
Connect DP-1 on the storage controller in slot 1 to DP-1 on the I/O module in slot 1 of the first drive
enclosure.
2.
Connect DP-2 on the I/O module in slot 1 of the first drive enclosure to DP-1 on the I/O module in slot
1 of the second drive enclosure.
3.
Connect DP-2 on the I/O module in slot 1 of the second drive enclosure to DP-1 on the I/O module in
slot 1 of the third drive enclosure.
4.
Connect DP-1 on the storage controller in slot 2 to DP-1 on the I/O module in slot 2 of the third drive
enclosure.
5.
Connect DP-2 on the I/O module in slot 2 of the third drive enclosure to DP-1 on the I/O module in slot
2 of the second drive enclosure.
6.
Connect DP-2 on the I/O module in slot 2 of the second drive enclosure to DP-1 on the I/O module in
slot 2 of the first drive enclosure.
Multipathing with iSCSI configurations
• Access the SVMC to configure StoreVirtual networking. See the
StoreVirtual Management Console
Online Help
for more information.
Each controller has a pair of physical network interfaces that are bonded together.
• Two IP addresses are assigned to the bond for optimal performance.
• A total of four or eight IP addresses can be defined depending upon the number of ports.
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Multipathing with iSCSI configurations