Dell manual Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide

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PowerVault 56F Fibre Channel switch

cluster interconnect

PowerVault 56F Fibre Channel switch

PowerVault storage system

Figure 1-5. Example of Cabling a Single PowerEdge Cluster With Two PowerVault Fibre Channel Switches

NOTICE: Switch zoning is required if a cluster or standalone server is already attached to the SAN. Information on using switch zoning with clus- ter configurations is provided throughout this document. See the Dell PowerVault system documentation for more information about switch cabling.

Connecting a PowerVault 130T DLT Library and PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel Bridge to a Cluster- Attached PowerVault SAN

You can use the PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel SCSI bridge to support the PowerVault 130T DLT library or the PowerVault 120T tape autoloader on PowerEdge Cluster F-Series configurations. Figure 1-6 shows a supported PowerEdge Cluster F-Series configuration using redundant Fibre Channel switches, Fibre Channel bridge, and PowerVault 130T DLT library. In this configuration, each of the cluster nodes is attached to the backup device and the backup local disk resources, as well as to the owned cluster disk resources. See the storage and tape backup documentation for more information on configuring these components.

NOTE: Contact the tape backup software vendor for more information on using your software in a cluster configuration.

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