Deployment Guide

NOTE: Some ports may not be used or dedicated for replication, however ports that are used must be in these zones.

Cable the Storage System with 2-Port Fibre Channel IO

Cards

Connect the Fibre Channel ports on the storage controllers to host servers with Fibre Channel HBAs. The Fibre Channel ports of the

storage controllers connect to the host servers through the Fibre Channel switches in the SAN.

About this task

Figure 30. Connect the Storage System to Host Servers with Fibre Channel HBAs

Host server 2. Host server

3. Fibre Channel switch 1 (member of fault domain 1) 4. Fibre Channel switch 2 (member of fault domain 2)

5. SCv3000 and SCv3020 storage system

Steps

1. Connect each host server to both Fibre Channel fabrics.

2. Connect Storage Center fault domain 1 (shown in orange) to fabric 1.

• Connect port 1 of the Fibre Channel HBA in the top storage controller to switch 1.

• Connect port 1 of the Fibre Channel HBA in the bottom storage controller to switch 1.

3. Connect Storage Center fault domain 2 (shown in blue) to fabric 2.

• Connect port 2 of the Fibre Channel HBA in the top storage controller to switch 2.

• Connect port 2 of the Fibre Channel HBA in the bottom storage controller to switch 2.

Connect the Front-End Cabling