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Cabling Two PowerVault 22xS Storage Systems to a Cluster SE500W

Connecting the cluster to two PowerVault 22xS storage systems is similar to connecting the cluster to a single PowerVault 22xS storage system. Connect channel 0 of the PERC RAID adapter in each node to the back of the first storage system, as described in "Cabling One PowerVault 22xS Shared Storage System to a Cluster SE500W." Repeat the process for channel 1 on the controller in each node using a second PowerVault 22xS storage system. See Figure 2-3.

With dual storage systems connected to a single PERC RAID adapter, mirroring disk drives from one storage system to another is supported through RAID 1 and 1+0. To protect the cluster applications and your data if an entire storage system fails, Dell strongly recommends using RAID 1 or 1+0.

NOTE: If you have dual cluster-enabled PERC RAID adapters (total of four channels) and only two shared storage systems, you may want to connect one storage system to each controller. If you remove the cable connections, you must reconnect the cables as they were previously connected. To ensure that the cables are reconnected correctly, Dell recommends that you tag or color-code the cables.

Figure 2-3. Cabling Two PowerVault 22xS Storage Systems to a PERC RAID adapter

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channel 0 PERC RAID adapter channel 1

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SCSI connections from channel 1 on each PERC RAID adapter

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SE500W specifications

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