Installing and Configuring Interconnect, Storage, and Fibre Channel Hardware

For the most part, using interconnect, storage, and fibre channel hardware does not differ markedly from non-campus cluster configurations.

• The steps for installing Ethernet-based campus cluster interconnect hardware are very similar to those for non-campus clusters. Refer to the Sun Cluster 3.0 12/01 Hardware Guide for those steps.

  When installing the media converters, consult the documentation that came with them, including requirements for fiber connections.

• The steps for installing Sun StorEdge A5x00 and Sun StorEdge T3/T3+ arrays are very similar to those for non-campus clusters. Refer to the Sun Cluster 3.0 12/01 Hardware Guide for those steps.

  However, when installing Sun StorEdge A5x00 arrays at distances greater than 500m, install the Sun Long Wave GBICs as indicated in the Sun StorEdge LW GBIC Service Manual. This manual also includes single-mode fiber specifications.

• Campus clusters using Sun StorEdge T3/T3+ arrays require Sun Fibre Channel switches to mediate between multimode and single-mode fibers. The steps for configuring the settings on the Sun Fibre Channel switches are very similar to those for non-campus clusters.

  Cascaded-switch SAN setups have requirements that are distinct from those of non-cascades setups, especially with regard to mirroring and zoning. Consult the Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Installation and Configuration Guide, Sun SAN 3.0, as well as your service representative, for more information. Also see the Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Configuration Supplement for SAN 3.1 Disaster Tolerance Configurations for more information about using the FC switches in a campus cluster configuration.