OceanStor N8500 Clustered NAS Storage System
Installation Guide (for T Series V100R005)
Figure 6-26 Connecting CNENs to SUCs through Fibre Channel switches
Procedure
Step 1 Determine a network connection mode.
l Direct connection: applicable to a configuration of 2 to 4 CNENs and 1 to 4 SUCs
l Switch connection: applicable to a configuration of 2 to 4 CNENs and 1 to 18 SUCs
Step 2 Build up a network containing the cluster NAS engine and storage control unit.
l Direct connection:
l Switch connection:
Issue 02 (2015-09-22)
Connect 4 or 8 Fibre Channel ports on each CNEN respectively to any 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel
port separately on SUCs A and B.
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