Installation guide

24 Chapter 2:Hardware Installation and Operating System Configuration
Hardware Quantity Description Required
SCSI
terminator
Two
For a RAID storage enclosure that uses "out"
ports (such as FlashDisk RAID Disk Array)
and is connected to single-initiator SCSI buses,
connect terminators to the "out" ports in order
to terminate the buses.
Only for par-
allel SCSI
configura-
tions and only
if necessary
for termina-
tion
Fibre Channel
hub or switch
One or two A Fibre Channel hub or switch is required. Only for some
Fibre Chan-
nel configura-
tions
Fibre Channel
cable
Two to six A Fibre Channel cable connects a host bus
adapter to a storage enclosure port, a Fibre
Channel hub, or a Fibre Channel switch. If a
hub or switch is used, additional cables are
needed to connect the hub or switch to the
storage adapter ports.
Only for Fibre
Channel con-
figurations
Table 2–6 Network Hardware Table
Hardware Quantity Description Required
Network
interface
One for
each network
connection
Each network connection requires a network
interface installed in a cluster system.
Yes
Network
switch or hub
One A network switch or hub allows connection of
multiple systems to a network.
No
Network
cable
One for
each network
interface
A conventional network cable, such as a cable
with an RJ45 connector, connects each network
interface to a network switch or a network hub.
Yes