IBM XIV Gen3 Series, Руководство по планированию

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Chapter 7. Planning for network and host connectivity
requirements
This information describes the XIV system and host-SAN connections and
requirements.
Network connections
This information describes the patch panel and utility panels, which are used for
network connectivity for IBM XIV Storage System.
Important: This product may not be certified in your country for connection by
any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks.
Further certification may be required by law prior to making any such connection.
Contact an IBM representative or reseller for any questions.
Host-connections patch panel
Host systems are connected to the XIV system through a SAN network by using
Fibre Channel or Ethernet (iSCSI) ports in the host-connections patch panel. There
is a host-connections patch panel for each interface module.
The following figures illustrate the host-connections patch panels for XIV systems
with 1 Gb Ethernet ports or 10 Gb Ethernet ports.
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Figure 11. Host-connections patch panel with Fibre Channel and 10 Gb Ethernet iSCSI ports
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