Owner's Manual

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5
Setting Up an iSCSI Cluster for the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i and
MD1000 Storage Enclosures
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 provides information and procedures for configuring your
Dell PowerEdge system and the PowerVault MD3000i and MD1000 storage
enclosures to function in a Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)
environment.
Verify the hardware connections, and the hardware and software
configurations using the Supported Configuration section of the Dell
PowerVault MD3000i Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals.
Table 5-1. iSCSI 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)
• One CAT 5e/6 cable from iSCSI Gigabit NIC to Gigabit
Ethernet switch (iSCSI network)
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