Users Guide
SAS Cluster Setup for the Dell PowerVault MD3000 17
Cabling Your SAS Storage System
SAS clusters can only be installed in a direct-attached cluster and are limited
to two nodes only.
To configure your nodes in a direct-attached configuration (see Figure 3-2):
1
Connect one SAS cable from a port of the SAS controller of node 1 to the
In-0 port of RAID controller 0 in the PowerVault MD3000 RAID enclosure.
2
Connect one SAS cable from a port of the other SAS controller of node 1
to the In-0 port of RAID controller 1 in the PowerVault MD3000 RAID
enclosure.
3
Connect one SAS cable from a port of the SAS controller of node 2 to the
In-1 port of RAID controller 0 in the PowerVault MD3000 RAID enclosure.
4
Connect one SAS cable from a port of the other SAS controller of node 2
to the In-1 port of RAID controller 1 in the PowerVault MD3000 RAID
enclosure.
Figure 3-2. Cabling in a Direct-Attached SAS Cluster
Dual-HBA Host Server
Dual-HBA Host Server
RAID Controller Module 1
PowerVault MD3000 RAID
Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
RAID Controller Module 0