Dell EMC AX4-5 Portable Media Storage User Manual


 
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Figure 2-6. Cabling a Two-node Cluster to an AX4-5FX Storage System
Cabling a Four-Node Cluster to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX Storage System
You can configure a 4-node cluster in a direct-attached configuration using a
Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage system:
1
Connect cluster node 1 to the storage system:
a
Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 0 to the first front-end
fibre channel port on SP-A.
b
Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 1 to the first front-end
fibre channel port on SP-B.
2
Connect cluster node 2 to the storage system:
a
Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 0 to the second front-end
fibre channel port on SP-A.
b
Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 1 to the second front-end
fibre channel port on SP-B.
3
Connect cluster node 3 to the storage system:
a
Install a cable from cluster node 3 HBA port 0 to the third front-end
fibre channel port on SP-A.
b
Install a cable from cluster node 3 HBA port 1 to the third front-end
fibre channel port on SP-B.
4
Connect cluster node 4 to the storage system:
0
1
HBA ports (2)
SP-B
SP-A
HBA ports (2)
1
0
AX4-5FX storage system