Public LAN

PowerEdge

Cluster pair

PowerEdge Cluster pair

cluster interconnect

Fibre Channel switch

Fibre Channel connections

cluster interconnect

Fibre Channel switch

PowerVault storage system

Figure 1-3. Cluster Consolidation Configuration

See “Cluster Consolidation Configurations,” found later in this document, for more information about supported configurations and installation procedures.

PowerVault SAN Components

Dell PowerVault SAN products supported in cluster configurations include the follow- ing components:

PowerVault 650F, 651F, and 630F — Fibre Channel storage systems

PowerVault 50F, 51F, and 56F — Fibre Channel switches

QLogic QLA-2100/33 — Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) (copper only)

QLogic QLA-2200/33 or 2200/66— Fibre Channel HBAs (copper only)

PowerVault 35F — Fibre Channel-to-small computer system interface (SCSI) bridge

PowerVault 130T — Digital Linear Tape (DLT) library

PowerVault 120T — DLT autoloader

NOTE: Not all of the products in the preceding list are supported in all SAN-attached cluster configurations. See the section in this guide for your specific configuration and its corresponding supported components.

See the Dell PowerVault SAN documentation and the appropriate SAN component documentation for configuration information.

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