Install Guide

Configure VMware hosts to access SC Series arrays with SAS FE ports
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8. As a best practice, modify the fault domain names and port names. This enables intuitive
administration in later steps and makes troubleshooting easier. In this example, a host name is added
to each component (the hosts are named S13xx).
3.4 Connect VMware hosts to the SC Series array with SAS cables
The following example provides step-by-step guidance for configuring a two-node vSphere cluster using two
Dell PowerEdge R630 servers, two Dell 12Gb SAS HBAs, four SAS cables, and an SC5020 array equipped
with SAS FE ports.
Configuration example with two R630 hosts and SC5020