Owner's Manual

12 Fibre Channel Cluster Setup
Figure 2-1. Hardware Connections for a SAN-Attached Fibre Channel Cluster
Table 2-1. Fibre Channel Hardware Interconnections
Cluster Component Connections
Dell PowerEdge
system node
• One Category 5 enhanced (CAT 5e) or CAT 6 cable from the
public NIC to the LAN
• One CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable from the private Gigabit NIC to
the Gigabit Ethernet switch
• One CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable from a redundant private Gigabit
NIC to a redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch
• One fiber optic cable from HBA 0 to Fibre Channel switch 0
• One fiber optic cable from HBA 1 to Fibre Channel switch 1
Client Systems
Gigabit Ethernet Switches (Private Network)
Dell PowerEdge Systems
(Oracle Database)
CAT 5e/6 (Public NIC)
CAT 5e/6 (Copper Gigabit NIC)
Fiber Optic Cables
Dell/EMC Fibre Channel
Storage Systems
Dell/EMC Fibre Channel
Switches (SAN)
LAN/WAN
Additional Fiber Optic Cables
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