Owner's Manual

16 SAS Cluster Setup for the Dell PowerVault MD3000
Figure 3-1. Cabling the Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Cluster and Dell PowerVault
MD3000
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 a PowerVault MD3000
storage system node using a SAS 5/E. See "Cabling
Your SAS Storage System" on page 17.
Public Network
LAN/WAN
PowerEdge systems
PowerVault MD3000
Storage System
CAT 5e/6 (copper Gigabit NIC)
CAT 5e/6 (copper Gigabit (NIC)
Fiber optic cables