Owner's Manual

30 iSCSI Cluster Setup for the PowerVault Enclosure
Table 5-1. iSCSI Hardware Interconnections
Cluster Component Connections
PowerEdge system
node
• One CAT 5e/6 cable from public NIC to the local area network
(LAN)
• One CAT 5e/6 cable from private Gigabit NIC to Gigabit
Ethernet switch (private network)
• One CAT 5e/6 cable from redundant private Gigabit NIC to
redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch (private network)
• One CAT 5e/6 cable from iSCSI Gigabit NIC to Gigabit
Ethernet switch (iSCSI network)
NOTE: For additional information on the PowerVault MD3000i
storage enclosure, see your PowerVault MD3000i set-up
documentation, available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
PowerVault
MD3000i storage
system
• Two CAT 5e/6 cables connected to LAN (one from each storage
processor module) for the management interface
• Two CAT 5e/6 cables per storage processor for iSCSI
interconnect
NOTE: For additional information on the PowerVault MD3000i
storage enclosure, see your PowerVault MD3000i set-up
documentation, available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
PowerVault
MD1000 storage
expansion
enclosure
(optional)
• Additional SAS cable connections, as required for the
PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosure
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