Cabling Direct-Attached Host Servers

Figure 4. Storage System Connected to Switches and Host Servers

1.	Server 1	2.	Server 2
3.	Switch 1	4.	Switch 2
5.	SCv2080 storage system	6.	Storage controller 1

7.Storage controller 2

Cabling Direct-Attached Host Servers

An SCv2080 storage system with SAS front-end ports connects directly to host servers.

NOTE: The left storage controller is storage controller 1 and the front-end ports are numbered left to right. The right storage controller is storage controller 2 and the front-end ports are numbered left to right.

1.Connect fault domain 1 to host server 1.

a.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 1: port 1 to server 1.

b.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 2: port 1 to server 1.

2.Connect fault domain 2 to host server 2.

a.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 1: port 2 to server 2.

b.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 2: port 2 to server 2.

3.Connect fault domain 3 to host server 3.

a.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 1: port 3 to server 3.

b.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 2: port 3 to server 3.

4.Connect fault domain 4 to host server 4.

a.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 1: port 4 to server 4.

b.Connect a SAS cable from storage controller 2: port 4 to server 4.