Deployment Guide

Figure 53. Storage System Connected to a Management Network

1. Corporate/management network 2. Ethernet switch

3. Storage system 4. Storage controller 1

5. Storage controller 2

NOTE: If the Flex Port license is installed, the management port becomes a shared iSCSI port. To use the

management port as an iSCSI port, cable the management port to a network switch dedicated to iSCSI traffic.

Special considerations must be taken into account when sharing the management port.

The Flex Port feature allows both Storage Center system management traffic and iSCSI traffic to use the same physical

network ports. However, for environments where the

Storage Center system management ports are mixed with network

traffic from other devices, separate the iSCSI traffic from management traffic using VLANs.

Labeling the Ethernet Management Cables

Label the Ethernet management cables that connect each storage controller to an Ethernet switch.

Prerequisites

Locate the Ethernet management cable labels that shipped with the SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system.

About this task

Apply cable labels to both ends of each Ethernet management cable.

Steps

1. Starting with the top edge of the label, attach the label to the cable near the connector.

Figure 54. Attach Label to Cable

2. Wrap the label around the cable until it fully encircles the cable. The bottom of each label is clear so that it does not obscure

the text.

Connect the Front-End Cabling