Owner's Manual
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To configure your nodes in a switched configuration see Figure 7, and complete
the following steps:
1
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 1
to the port of network switch 1.
2
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 1
to the port of network switch 2.
3
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 2
to the port of network switch 1.
4
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 2
to the port of network switch 2.
5
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port of switch 1 to the In-0 port of RAID
controller 0 in the MD3000i storage enclosure.
6
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from the other port of switch 1 to the In-0 port
of RAID controller 1 in the MD3000i storage enclosure.
7
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port of switch 2 to the In-1 port of RAID
controller 0 in the MD3000i storage enclosure.
8
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from the other port of switch 2 to the In-1 port
of RAID controller 1 in the MD3000i storage enclosure.
9
(Optional). Connect two SAS cables from the two MD3000i out ports to the
two In ports of the first MD1000 expansion enclosure.
10
(Optional). Connect two SAS cables from the two MD1000 out ports to the
In-0 ports of the second MD1000 expansion enclosure.
NOTE: Refer to the MD3000i storage system documentation for information on
configuring the MD1000 expansion enclosures. Dell recommends using a separate
network for the iSCSI storage infrastructure. If a separate network cannot be dedicated
for iSCSI, Dell recommends assigning the storage function to a separate virtual local
area network (VLAN); this action creates independent logical networks within a
physical network.