Owner's Manual
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Setting Up iSCSI Cluster with PowerVault MD3000i Storage System
and PowerVault MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
Task 1: Hardware Setup
Direct-attached iSCSI clusters are limited to two nodes only.
Figure 5. Cabling iSCSI Direct-Attached Clusters
To configure your nodes in a direct-attached configuration see Figure 5,
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.
3
Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 2
to the In-1 port of RAID controller 0 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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