3PAR InForm® OS 2.3.1 Concepts Guide (320-200112 Rev B, February 2010)

13.10
Controller Node Overview
3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide InForm OS Version 2.3.1
Controller nodes connect to Fibre Channel ports in the drive cage FCAL modules via Fibre
Channel cables. Each cable has a label to indicate the ports it uses (Figure 13-10):
Figure 13-10. Cable Labels for FCAL to Node Connections
Drive cage detail screens are divided into five tabs: General, Interface Cards, Magazines,
Physical Disks, and Power Supplies. Each displays information about the drive cage
currently selected on the navigation tree.
13.5 Controller Node Overview
InServ controller nodes can use Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, and iSCSI ports to connect the
storage sever to your network, host computers, storage sever components, and to other
storage servers. Inside each controller node there are slots for network adapters, control cache
DIMMs, and data cache DIMMs. The number of controller nodes in each storage server, and the
type and number of network adapters is configurable.
Different InServ Storage Servers use different models of controller nodes. The compatible
storage severs and controller nodes are listed in Table 13-1.
(Cxx.x) Nx:Sx:Px <
–
> (Cxx.x) Dx:Px
Cabinet and Bay
(Node Chassis Cabinet)
Node Fibre Channel
Adapter Port
Cabinet and Bay
(Drive Chassis Cabinet)
Drive Chassis Drive
Cage Port
NOTE: For detailed information about cabling and cable configurations, refer to
the InServ Storage Server Physical Planning Manual.