Owner's Manual

18 SAS Cluster Setup for the PowerVault Expansion Enclosure
Figure 3-1. Cabling the Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Cluster and the Dell PowerVault
MD3000 Storage Enclosure
Table 3-1. SAS Cluster Hardware Interconnections
Cluster Component Connections
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
through the SAS 5/E
NOTE: For more information on the PowerEdge system node
interconnection, see "Setting up the SAS Cluster With PowerVault
MD3000 and MD1000 Expansion Enclosures" on page 19.
Private Network
PowerVault MD3000
Storage System
PowerEdge Systems
Two PowerVault
MD1000 Expansion
Enclosures
CAT 5e/6 (Public NIC)
CAT 5e/6 (Copper Gigabit NIC)
Fiber Optic Cables
LAN/WAN