Owner's Manual

10 Deployment Guide
Verifying Cluster Hardware and Software Configurations
Before you begin cluster setup, verify the hardware installation, communication interconnections, and
node software configuration for the entire cluster. The following sections provide setup information
for hardware and software Fibre Channel cluster configurations.
Fibre Channel Cluster Setup
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 shows an overview of the connections required for the cluster, and Table 1-4
summarizes the cluster connections.
Figure 1-1. Hardware Connections for a Fibre Channel Cluster
Dell | EMC 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 (integrated NIC)
CAT 5e (copper gigabit NIC)
fiber optic cables
additional fiber optic cables
100
SP-A
HBA 0 HBA 1
switch 0
switch 1
1
SP-B
NOTE: The arrangement of storage processors, HBAs, and Fibre Channel switches shown above
is used for illustrative purposes and may vary for different network configurations.