Dell SCv2000 Tool Storage User Manual


 
One Fibre Channel Fabric with Dual 16 Gb 2–Port Storage Controllers
Use one Fibre Channel (FC) fabric to prevent an unavailable port or storage controller from causing a loss
of connectivity between the host servers and a storage system with dual 16 Gb 2–port storage
controllers
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About this task
In this configuration, there are two fault domains, one fabric, and one FC switch. Each storage controller
connects to the FC switch using two FC connections.
If a physical port becomes unavailable, the storage system is accessed from another port on the FC
switch.
If a storage controller becomes unavailable, the virtual ports on the offline storage controller move to
physical ports on the other storage controller.
NOTE: This configuration is vulnerable to switch unavailability, which results in a loss of connectivity
between the host servers and storage system.
Steps
1. Connect each server to the FC fabric.
2. Connect fault domain 1 (shown in orange) to the fabric.
Storage controller 1: port 1 to the FC switch
Storage controller 2: port 1 to the FC switch
3. Connect fault domain 2 (shown in blue) to the fabric.
Storage controller 1: port 2 to the FC switch
Storage controller 2: port 2 to the FC switch
Example
Figure 28. Storage System with Dual 16 Gb Storage Controllers and One FC Switch
1. Server 1 2. Server 2
3. FC switch (Fault domain 1 and fault domain 2) 4. Storage system
5. Storage controller 1 6. Storage controller 2
Front-End Cabling
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