Owner's Manual

Deployment Guide 9
Verifying Cluster Hardware and Software Configurations
Before you begin cluster setup, ensure that the hardware installation, public and private interfaces, and node
software are configured correctly. The following sections provide information about Fibre Channel cluster
setup.
Setting Up Your Fibre Channel Cluster
Your Dell Professional Services representative completed the setup of your Fibre Channel cluster. Verify the
hardware connections and the hardware and software configurations as described in this section.
Figure 1-1 and Table 1-4 illustrate the required cluster connections for a SAN-attached Fibre Channel
cluster.
Figure 1-1. Hardware Connections for a SAN-Attached Fibre Channel Cluster
Dell | EMC CX300, CX500, or CX700
Fibre Channel storage systems
public network
PowerEdge systems
(Oracle database)
Gb Ethernet switches (private network)
Dell | EMC Fibre Channel switches
(SAN)
LAN/WAN
CAT 5e/6 (integrated NIC)
CAT 5e/6 (copper Gigabit NIC)
fiber optic cables
additional fiber optic cables