Owner's Manual

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Setting Up iSCSI Cluster for PowerVault MD3000i and MD1000 Expansion
Enclosures
Task 1: Hardware Setup
Direct-attached iSCSI clusters are limited to two nodes only.
Figure 6. Cabling iSCSI Direct-Attached Clusters
To configure your nodes in a direct-attached configuration, see Figure 6, and
complete the following steps:
1 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 1 to
the In-0 port of RAID controller 0 in the MD3000i storage enclosure.
2 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from the other port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of
node 1 to the In-0 port of RAID controller 1 in the MD3000i storage
enclosure.
1 standalone (one or two) host
server
2 two-node cluster
3 Ethernet management
port (2)
4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual
controller)
5 corporate, public or private
network
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