17
17
Connecting controller enclosures to application servers
3f
3 Connecting Cables
A controller enclosure can be connected to application servers using front-end ports (8 Gbit/s, 16 Gbit/s, or 32
Gbit/s Fibre Channel, 10GE, 10 Gbit/s FCoE, GE electrical, 10GE electrical, 56 Gbit/s InfiniBand, 25GE, 40GE,
or 100GE).
10GE electrical interface modules support GE/10GE auto-sensing.
The following figures are examples of cable connections. The details like cable appearance and types of
interface modules may be different from those at your site.
The following figures illustrate the network cable connection and optical fiber cable connection. If a storage
system is equipped with multiple system cabinets, connect the controller enclosures in the other system
cabinets to application servers as instructed in this section based on site requirements. For details about how to
connect front-end ports to an application server, see the
OceanStor 18000 and 18000F V5 Series V500R007
Installation Guide
.
Scenario 1
Directly connecting front-end ports to the application server
Network cable connection
Optical fiber cable connection
Application server
Application server
Controller enclosure
Controller enclosure