Deployment Guide
Figure 2. FC FS8600 Appliance Ports (1GbE)
1. Client network ports 2. Internal network ports
3. Fibre Channel ports
2. Connect each appliance to the Fibre Channel SAN fabric.
• For each controller, use LC optical ber cables to connect both Fibre Channel ports to the fabric.
• If the cluster has two Fibre Channel fabrics (Storage Center fault domains), make sure each controller is connected to both
fabrics.
3. Connect each appliance to the internal network.
• Single-appliance cluster:
– Use Category 5e or better Ethernet cables to directly connect each controller 0 internal port to the corresponding
controller 1 internal port.
– Make sure all four internal ports are connected for each controller.
• Multi-appliance cluster:
– Use Category 5e or better Ethernet cables to connect all controller internal ports to the internal network Ethernet
switches.
– Make sure all four internal ports are connected for each controller.
4. Connect each appliance to the client network.
• For each controller, use Category 5e or better Ethernet cables to connect all four client ports to client network Ethernet
switches.
• If the cluster has multiple switches, make sure each controller is connected to each switch.
5. Use the cable labels shipped with the appliance to label each cable.
Example of Single-Appliance FC 1GbE Cluster Conguration
The following example shows the best-practices conguration for single-appliance Fibre Channel 1GbE clusters.
• Client network – Each FS8600 controller has multiple connections to each stacked Ethernet switch.
• Internal network – The FS8600 controllers are directly connected to each other with four Ethernet cables.
• Fibre Channel SAN – Each FS8600 controller has a connection to each FC fabric (Storage Center fault domain).
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