C H A P T E R 4 |
Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts |
This chapter describes Sun StorEdge 6130 array cable connections for hosts. It contains the following sections:
The management host directly manages Sun StorEdge 6130 arrays over an out-of-band network. This section describes how to connect the physical Ethernet and power cables to the management host.
Before you begin to connect the management host, the Ethernet cables must be connected and routed to the installation site as described in the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Site Preparation Guide.
1. Locate the Ethernet ports for Controller A and Controller B at the back of the controller module (FIGURE 4-1).
2. Connect an Ethernet cable to each Ethernet port.
3. Connect the other end of each Ethernet cable to your site LAN.
You can connect data hosts to access the Sun StorEdge 6130 array through Fibre Channel (FC) switches to the array or directly to the array.
You can connect the Sun StorEdge 6130 array to data hosts through external FC switches.
Before you connect data hosts, check that the following prerequisites have been met:
1. Locate the host ports (SFP transceivers) at the back of the controller module (FIGURE 4-2).
2. Connect each fiber-optic cable to the host port of Controller A and Controller B.
Caution - Fiber-optic cables are fragile. Do not bend, twist, fold, pinch, or step on the fiber-optic cables. Doing so can degrade performance or cause data loss. |
3. Connect the other end of each cable to the external FC switch (FIGURE 4-3). (Refer to the switch vendor's documentation for details.)
4. Connect the cables from the switch to the HBAs for each data host.
A direct point-to-point connection is a physical connection in which the HBAs are cabled directly to the array's host connectors.
Before you connect data hosts directly to the array, check that the following prerequisites have been met:
The Sun StorEdge 6130 array has four host connections, two per controller. To maintain redundancy, connect one data host to both Controller A and Controller B.
1. Locate the host ports at the back of the controller module (FIGURE 4-2).
2. Connect a fiber-optic cable to each host port on Controller A and Controller B.
Caution - Fiber-optic cables are fragile. Do not bend, twist, fold, pinch, or step on the fiber-optic cables. Doing so can degrade performance or cause data loss. |
3. Connect the other end of each fiber-optic cable to the HBAs (FIGURE 4-4 and FIGURE 4-5).
After you have connected the management host and data hosts, you are ready to install the management and data host software as described in Chapter 5.
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