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22 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
3
For each additional cluster, repeat step 1 and step 2.
4
Connect the storage system to the SAN:
a
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the first front-
end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 1.
b
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the first front-
end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 2.
c
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to the second
front-end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 1.
d
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to the second
front-end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 2.
Add more cables to support port failover and provide more bandwidth:
e
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the third front-
end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 1.
f
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the third front-
end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 2.
g
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to the fourth
front-end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 1.
h
Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to the fourth
front-end fibre channel port on the Storage Center Controller 2.
Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to a Tape Library
To provide additional backup for your cluster, you can add tape backup devices
to your cluster configuration. The Dell PowerVault tape libraries may contain
an integrated Fibre Channel bridge or Storage Network Controller (SNC) that
connects directly to your Fibre Channel switch.
Figure 2-8 shows a supported Failover Cluster configuration using redundant
Fibre Channel switches and a tape library. In this configuration, each of the
cluster nodes can access the tape library to provide backup for your local disk
resources, as well as your cluster disk resources. This configuration allows you
to add more servers and storage systems in the future, if needed.
NOTE: While tape libraries can be connected to multiple fabrics, they do not
provide path failover.