An HCP G11 system can use Fibre Channel switches when you need to connect more than eight server nodes to a single storage array or when you need to connect nodes to external storage arrays contained in separate racks. If the ordered HCP system has Fibre Channel switches included with the order, the switches need to be installed in positions U25 and U26 for every HCP G11 rack.
Two types of Fibre Channel switches are offered with the HCP G11 system, each with forty eight 16Gbps ports, the Brocade 6510 and the Cisco MDS 9148S. Follow the installation steps for the switch type included in the order and mount them in all applicable racks. When finished, proceed to the fiber optic cabling section to connect the switches to the HCP G11 Nodes and the storage arrays.
An HCP G11 system can also have the HCP G11 Nodes directly connected to the storage arrays without the use of Fibre Channel switches.
Connecting the FC switch to the storage
| Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Storage array port 1A to U27-P17 | Storage array port 2A to U28-P17 |
| Storage array port 3A to U27-P18 | Storage array port 4A to U28-P18 |
| Storage array port 5A to U27-P19 | Storage array port 6A to U28-P19 |
| Storage array port 7A to U27-P20 | Storage array port 8A to U28-P20 |
| Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Storage array port 1A to U27-P17 | Storage array port 2A to U28-P17 |
| Storage array port 3A to U27-P18 | Storage array port 4A to U28-P18 |
| Storage array port 5A to U27-P19 | Storage array port 6A to U28-P19 |
| Storage array port 7A to U27-P20 | Storage array port 8A to U28-P20 |
| Storage array port 1B to U27-P21 | Storage array port 2B to U28-P21 |
| Storage array port 3B to U27-P22 | Storage array port 4B to U28-P22 |
| Storage array port 5B to U27-P23 | Storage array port 6B to U28-P23 |
| Storage array port 7B to U27-P24 Storage array port 8B to U28-P24 | Storage array port 8B to U28-P24 |
Cabling HCP G11 nodes to Fibre Channel switches
Use the following table to connect the nodes to the switches.
| Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|
| U27-P01 to N01-PRI | U28-P01 to N01-SEC |
| U27-P02 to N02-PRI | U28-P02 to N02-SEC |
| U27-P03 to N03-PRI | U28-P03 to N03-SEC |
| U27-P04 to N04-PRI | U28-P04 to N04-SEC |
| U27-P05 to N05-PRI | U28-P05 to N05-SEC |
| U27-P06 to N06-PRI | U28-P06 to N06-SEC |
| U27-P07 to N07-PRI | U28-P07 to N07-SEC |
| U27-P08 to N08-PRI | U28-P08 to N08-SEC |
| U27-P09 to N09-PRI | U28-P09 to N09-SEC |
| U27-P10 to N10-PRI | U28-P10 to N10-SEC |
| U27-P11 to N11-PRI | U28-P11 to N11-SEC |
| U27-P12 to N12-PRI | U28-P12 to N12-SEC |
| U27-P13 to N13-PRI | U28-P13 to N13-SEC |
| U27-P14 to N14-PRI | U28-P14 to N14-SEC |
| U27-P15 to N15-PRI | U28-P15 to N15-SEC |
| U27-P16 to N16-PRI | U28-P16 to N16-SEC |