Owner's Manual

Setting Up an iSCSI Cluster 33
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Setting Up an iSCSI Cluster for Dell
PowerVault 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 MD32xxi and MD12xx storage
enclosures to function in an 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 MD32xxi Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals.
Table 4-1. 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)
PowerVault MD30xxi
storage system
• Two CAT 5e/6 cables connected to LAN (one from each
storage processor module) for the management interface
• Two CAT 5e/6 cables per storage processor for iSCSI
interconnect
NOTE: For additional information on the PowerVault MD32 xx i
storage enclosure, see the PowerVault MD32 xx i
documentation at
support.dell.com/manuals .