Deployment Guide
• If the FluidFS cluster has Fibre Channel appliances, the Connectivity Report page opens. See Congure Fibre Channel SAN
Connectivity.
• If the FluidFS cluster has 10GbE iSCSI appliances, the Select iSCSI Fault Domains page opens. See Congure iSCSI SAN
Connectivity.
Congure Fibre Channel SAN Connectivity
Record the FluidFS World Wide Names and congure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the FluidFS cluster FC ports to communicate
with the Storage Center front-end FC ports.
Record FluidFS World Wide Names
Use the Connectivity Report page to record the World Wide Name (WWN) for each FluidFS Fibre Channel port.
To verify connectivity between the FluidFS cluster and the Storage Center, use the Connectivity Report page. The NAS controller
ports must show the status as Up before you can complete the wizard. if you click Finish and the NAS controller ports do not have
the Up status, an error is displayed.
Figure 21. Add FluidFS Cluster Wizard — Connectivity Report Page
Congure Fibre Channel Zoning
Congure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the FluidFS cluster FC ports to communicate with the Storage Center front-end FC ports.
Fibre Channel Zoning Minimum Requirements
• All ports on the FS8600 appliances must be visible to all Storage Center controllers providing storage.
– Storage Center in legacy mode – Zones must include the WWN of the primary port for each fault domain (WWN zoning) or
the physical switch port of both the primary and reserve ports (port zoning).
– Storage Center in virtual port mode – Zones must include the WWN of the virtual port (WWN zoning) or the physical switch
ports for all ports in the fault domain (port zoning).
• For dual-controller Storage Centers, each FS8600 appliance controller must be in the same FC zones with both Storage Center
controllers.
Fibre Channel Zoning Recommendations
• Each FS8600 appliance controller port should have a unique zone. Multiple FS8600 appliance controller ports should not be
included in one large zone.
• Do not include multiple Storage Centers in a single FS8600 appliance controller zone. If the FluidFS cluster uses two Storage
Centers, each Storage Center and FS8600 appliance controller port combination should have its own unique zone.
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