Q-Logic 8200 SERIES manual Connecting SANbox SSPs to the SAN, To connect SANbox SSPs to the SAN

3 – Getting Started with SANbox SSP Connecting to the SAN

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Connecting SANbox SSPs to the SAN

For high-availability configurations, you must make sure that each SANbox SSP:

■Can access all storage ports.

■Is connected to both SVM appliances through the back-side fabric.

To connect SANbox SSPs to the SAN:

1.Using a standard multi-mode (62.5/125um) optical cable, connect ports 1 and 2 of both SANbox SSPs to the switch labeled FC Switch A in the configuration diagram, shown in Figure 2-4.

The status LED for each SANbox SSP port transitions from off (no light) to green when the port is connected to the SAN and the Fibre Channel link becomes active; the port LEDs are shown in Figure 3-5:

Port 1 LED. Link is up when LED

is green (cable not shown).

Port 2 LED. Link is down.

Figure 3-5. SANbox 8200/8202 SSP Port LED Transitions

2.Connect ports 3 and 4 of both SANbox SSP to the switch labeled FC Switch B in the configuration diagram.

3.Create two zones: one on FC Switch A named Zone front_A, and another zone on FC Switch B named Zone front_B.

4.Add the SANbox SSP ports connected to FC Switch A to both Zone front_A and Zone back_A.

5.Add the SANbox SSP ports connected to FC Switch B to both Zone front_B and Zone back_B.

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