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Setting Up a Fibre Channel Cluster
WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read
the safety information that shipped with your system. For additional best
practices information, see dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
This section helps you to verify the hardware connections, and the hardware
and software configurations of the Fibre Channel cluster.
Hardware Connections for a Fibre Channel
Cluster
Figure 3-1 illustrates the hardware connections of a Fibre Channel cluster.
Figure 3-1. Hardware Connections for a Fibre Channel Cluster
Client Systems
Gigabit Ethernet Switches
(private network)
WAN/LAN
Dell PowerEdge Systems
(Oracle Database)
Dell|EMC Fibre
Channel Storage
Systems
Dell|EMC Fibre Channel Switches (SAN)
CAT 5e/6 (Public NIC)
CAT 5e/6 (Copper Gigabit NIC)
Fibre Optic Cables
Additional Fibre Optic Cables
DNS and DHCP
Server
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