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2.Connect expansion units if needed.

3.Configure cache optimization.

4.Ensure fibre connection is set to loop mode.

5.Configure target IDs.

6.Create one Logical Drive for each server and configure spare disks.

7.Map Logical Drive 0 to channels 0 and 5 of the primary controller.

8.Map Logical Drive 1 (if created) to channels 1 and 4 of the secondary controller.

9.Map Logical Drive 2 to channels 0 and 5 of the primary controller

10.Map Logical Drive 3 (if created) to channels 1 and 4 of the secondary controller.

11.Connect the first server to port 0 of the upper controller and port 5 of the lower controller.

12.Connect the second server (if needed) to port 1 of the lower controller and port 4 of the upper controller.

13.Connect the third server (if needed) to port 0 of the lower controller and port 5 of the upper controller.

14.Connect the fourth server (if needed) to port 1 of the upper controller and port 4 of the lower controller.

15.Install and enable multipathing software on each connected server.

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Contents Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Best Practices Manual Please Recycle Contents Iv Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Best Practices Manual October Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3510 FC Array OverviewIntroduction DAS and SAN Storage ArchitecturesFibre Channel Architecture Fibre Channel ProtocolsSupported RAID Levels Logical DrivesCache Optimization Array Management Tools Saving and Restoring Configuration Information Direct-Attached StorageTwo DAS Configurations Storage Area NetworkingScaling Capacity First Steps Increasing CapacityGeneral Configuration Considerations Non-Redundant DAS Configurations Single Server Dual Servers Quad ServersConfiguration Overview for Non-Redundant DAS Non-Redundant DAS Tips and TechniquesNon-Redundant DAS Setup Details High-Availability DAS Configurations Single Server Dual Servers Quad ServersConfiguration Overview for High Availability DAS High-Availability DAS Tips and TechniquesHigh-Availability DAS Setup Details Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Best Practices Manual October Full-Fabric SAN Configurations Full-Fabric SAN Setup Details Full-Fabric SAN Tips and TechniquesSwitch General procedure for creating this configuration follows High-Performance SAN Configurations High-Performance SAN Setup Details High-Performance SAN Tips and TechniquesServer Switch Summary