Dell F-Series manual Cluster Consolidation, Public LAN

Zoning helps to segment a SAN into logical fabric subsets by setting up barriers between different operating environments, or between a cluster and other servers or clusters. By using switch zoning, you can attach multiple clusters to a SAN.

See the Dell PowerVault 5xF Switches Zoning Guide for information on zoning con- cepts and implementations.

Figure 1-2 shows an advanced SAN-attached cluster configuration.

	Public LAN
PowerEdge	PowerEdge
server	server
	cluster interconnect

Fibre Channel connections

Fibre Channel switch

Fibre Channel

connections

Fibre Channel

switch

PowerVault storage system

Figure 1-2. SAN-Attached Cluster Configuration

See “SAN-Attached Cluster Configurations,” found later in this document for more information.

Cluster Consolidation

In a cluster consolidation configuration, both nodes of multiple clusters are attached to a single PowerVault 65xF storage system through a PowerVault SAN using a redun- dant Fibre Channel switch fabric and switch zoning.

Figure 1-3 shows an example of a cluster consolidation configuration.

support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-3