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Figure 54. Management and Replication Ports Connected to an iSCSI Network
1. Ethernet switch (iSCSI network) 2. Storage system
3. Storage controller 1 4. Storage controller 2
3. To configure the fault domains and ports, click the Configure Embedded iSCSI Ports link on the
Configuration Complete page of the Discover and Configure Uninitialized SCv2000 Series Storage
Centers
wizard.
4. To configure replication, refer to the Dell Enterprise Manager Administrator’s Guide.
Related Links
Configure Embedded iSCSI Ports
Cabling the Embedded Ports for iSCSI Host Connectivity
If the Flex Port license is installed on the Storage Center, the management port and replication port can
be connected to an Ethernet switch and used for iSCSI host connectivity.
Two iSCSI Networks with Dual Storage Controllers and Embedded Ethernet
Ports
Use two iSCSI networks to prevent an unavailable port, switch, or storage controller from causing a loss
of connectivity between the host servers and a storage system with dual storage controllers.
About this task
In this configuration, there are two fault domains, two iSCSI networks, and two Ethernet switches. The
storage controllers connect to each Ethernet switch using one iSCSI connection.
• If a physical port or Ethernet switch becomes unavailable, the storage system is accessed from the
switch in the other fault domain.
• If a storage controller becomes unavailable, the virtual ports on the offline storage controller move to
the physical ports on the other storage controller.
Steps
1. Connect each server to both iSCSI networks.
2. Connect embedded fault domain 1 (shown in orange) to iSCSI network 1.
a. Connect the management port on storage controller 1 to Ethernet switch 1.
b. Connect the management port on storage controller 2 to Ethernet switch 1.
3. Connect embedded fault domain 2 (shown in blue) to iSCSI network 2.
a. Connect the replication port on storage controller 1 to Ethernet switch 2.
b. Connect the replication port on storage controller 2 to Ethernet switch 2.
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