Dell EMC AX4-5 manual Contents

Contents

1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Cluster Solution	8
Cluster Hardware Requirements	8
Cluster Nodes	9
Cluster Storage	10
Supported Cluster Configurations	11
Direct-Attached Cluster	11
SAN-Attached Cluster	12
Other Documents You May Need	13

2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware	15
Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor	15
Cabling the Power Supplies	15
Cabling Your Cluster for Public and
Private Networks	17
Cabling the Public Network	19
Cabling the Private Network	19
NIC Teaming	20
Cabling the Storage Systems	20
Cabling Storage for Your
Direct-Attached Cluster	20
Cabling Storage for Your
SAN-Attached Cluster	25
Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an
AX4-5F Storage System	27

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