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8 Deploying the 65TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 using
Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 and Dell EMC PowerVault ME4024 | 4023-CD-SQL
3 Cabling requirements
Figure 2 shows how to cable the PowerEdge R640 server and the PowerVault ME4024 storage array. The
hardware components were connected using Dell EMC best practices.
In a direct-connect configuration, each HBA should have one port connected to the top storage controller and
the other port connected to the bottom storage controller (see Figure 2).
Single-server configuration cabling diagram