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Table 2. SAS Cluster Hardware Interconnections
Cluster Component Connections
Each PowerEdge
system node
One CAT 5e/6 cable from public NIC to the local area network
(LAN)
One CAT 5e/6 cable from private Gigabit NIC to Gigabit
Ethernet switch (private network)
One CAT 5e/6 cable from redundant private Gigabit NIC to
redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch (private network)
Two SAS connections to PowerVault MD3000 system node via
SAS 5/E
See "Setting Up SAS Cluster With PowerVault MD3000 and
MD1000 Expansion Enclosures" on page 10 for more
information.
Each Dell
PowerVault
MD3000 storage
system
Two CAT 5e/6 cables connected to LAN (one from each storage
processor module)
Two SAS connections to each PowerEdge system node via
SAS 5/E
See "Setting Up SAS Cluster With PowerVault MD3000 and
MD1000 Expansion Enclosures" on page 10 for more
information.
Each Dell
PowerVault
MD1000 storage
expansion
enclosure
(optional)
Additional SAS cable connections as required for the MD1000
expansion enclosures