Users Guide

SAS Cluster Setup for the Dell PowerVault MD3000 15
SAS Cluster Setup for the
Dell
PowerVault MD3000
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 to configure your
Dell PowerEdge systems and PowerVault MD3000 hardware and software
to function in an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) environment.
Verify the hardware connections, and the hardware and software
configurations as described in this section using Figure 3-1, Table 3-1,
and Table 3-2.
Figure 3-1. Cabling the Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Cluster and
Dell
PowerVault MD3000
Public Network
LAN/WAN
PowerEdge Systems
PowerVault MD3000
Storage System
CAT 5e/6 (Copper Gigabit NIC)
CAT 5e/6 (Copper Gigabit NIC)
SAS Cables