Users Guide

iSCSI Cluster Setup 21
Setting Up iSCSI Cluster With Dell PowerVault
MD3000i Storage System and Dell PowerVault
MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
Cabling Your iSCSI Storage System
Direct-attached iSCSI clusters are limited to two nodes only.
Figure 4-1. Cabling iSCSI Direct-Attached Clusters
To configure your nodes in a direct-attached configuration (see Figure 4-1):
1 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 1
to
the In-0 port of RAID controller 0 in the Dell PowerVault MD3000i
storage
enclosure.
2 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from the other port (iSCSI HBA or NIC)
of
node 1 to the In-0 port of RAID controller 1 in the Dell PowerVault
MD3000i storage enclosure.
3 Connect one CAT 5e/6 cable from a port (iSCSI HBA or NIC) of node 2
to
the In-1 port of RAID controller 0 in the Dell PowerVault MD3000i
storage
enclosure.
Two-Node Cluster
Ethernet Management
Port (2)
Corporate, Public or
Private Network
Standalone (One or
Two) Host Servers
PowerVault MD3000i RAID
Enclosure (Dual Controller)
CAT 5e/6 (Gigabit NIC for Management)
CAT 5e/6(Gigabit NIC iSCSI Ports)