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This flyer describes the key concepts, restrictions, and guidelines for planning and connecting both onboard and host bus adapter (HBA) Fibre Channel ports to storage shelves and other Fibre Channel devices in a non-SAN/iSCSI environment. The following topics provide information about the FAS3000 and FAS6000 series systems to assist you in cabling your controller in a multipath or dual-path configuration:
Hardware Overview System Configuration Guide Installation and Setup Instructions Active/Active Configuration Guide Data Protection Guide
Familiarize yourself with the location of the ports and HBAs on your controller. Determine which HBAs your platform supports and where you can install them. Complete the initial setup of your system. Configure and manage your active/active configuration.
DiskShelf14mk2 AT Hardware Guide DiskShelf14 and DiskShelf14mk2 FC Hardware Guide System Administration Guide Storage Management Guide
Create and manage disk ownership for your system.
Multipathrefers to an active/active configuration where both controller nodes are connected to both the A and B modules of an individual disk shelf stack. Controllerrefers to the module or box containing the CPU and supporting devices. When the controller is self-contained, as is the case with the FAS200 series, it is referred to as the controller module. Dual-pathrefers to a second path, or redundant path, to a storage stack in a stand-alone (nonactive/active configuration) system. Single-pathrefers to only one physical attachment between a disk shelf stack and the controller. This type of configuration is typically found in a stand-alone controller, with a minimum number of connections available for cabling. Stack or disk shelf stackrefers to a group of disk shelves. A stack is analogous to a disk shelf loop. HBArefers to a host bus adapter that has Fibre Channel ports. Onboard portrefers to the Fibre Channel ports that are integrated directly into the motherboard or I/O controller card. Paired portsrefers to ports that are associated with the same Fibre Channel controller (a chip that controls the Fibre Channel ports). All onboard and HBA-based Fibre Channel controllers manage two ports.
Cabling Guidelines
Best Practices Single-path Cabling Rules Dual-path and Multipath Cabling Rules Cabling Restrictions for Systems with One Stack of Disk Shelves
Best Practices
Match Port and Device Link Rates Distribute Connections Across the Hardware Comply with Mirroring Rules (FAS3000 Series Systems Only) Use Only Supported Configurations
Cabling Guidelines
The system onboard ports and the HBA ports auto-negotiate link speed, based on the capabilities of the hardware attached to them. For example, if you attach a disk shelf stack that supports 2-Gb link speed to an HBA that supports 4-Gb link speed, the HBA automatically slows its link speed to match that of the disk shelf stack.
Recommended Ports
FAS3000 Series Systems 1 2 3 4 N/A 0a 0a, 0c 0d, 0b, 0c 0a, 0c, 0b, 0d N/A
FAS6000 Series Systems 1 2 0h 0h, 0d 0h, 0d, 0f 4 5 6 7 8 0h, 0d, and 0f, 0b 0h, 0d, 0f, 0b, 0g 0h, 0d, 0f, 0b, 0g, 0c 0h, 0d, 0f, 0b, 0g, 0c, 0e 0h, 0d, 0f, 0b, 0g, 0c, 0e, 0a
Note You can connect 2-Gb capable disk shelf stacks to 4-Gb onboard or 4-Gb HBAs. However, the Fibre Channel ports automatically switch to the 2-Gb link rate supported by the disk shelf stacks.
You connect the SAN connections first, if applicable. Typically, the following ports are used for SAN connections:
For the FAS3000, you use ports 0c and 0d. For the FAS6000, you use ports 0b and 0d, and ports 0f and 0h.
Note For more information about cabling the SAN connections, see the Fibre Channel Configuration Guide NOW at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/san/fcp_iscsi_config/QuickRef/FC_Configuration_Guide.pdf
controller. Make sure to connect them sequentially on the HBA and to match link speeds.
b. You connect the second port (redundant path) for multipath on the embedded switch hub 4
(ESH4) to the second HBA in the same sequence as the first port on the ESH4.
c. You connect any remaining DS14mk2 FC, DS14mk2 AT disk shelf stacks, or other 2-Gb
capable devices to the onboard ports on the controller, starting with port 0a and continuing sequentially, as needed.
Cabling Guidelines
d. You connect any remaining disk shelf stacks to any remaining HBA ports, starting with dual-
following order:
a. You connect the DS14mk4 with ESH4 modules and 4-Gb drives to the quad-port cards. b. You connect all other disk shelf stacks first to onboard Fibre Channel ports, then to open ports
Configuration Checker
When a system boots, the configuration is checked against a set of configuration rules, depending on certain system configurations. The types of checks are as follows:
Single System Configuration Checks Active/active Configuration Checks SyncMirror Configuration Checks Fabric-attached MetroCluster Configuration Checks Other Configuration Checks
Disks that cannot be connected for dual-path, but are Disks that can be dual-path connected are not connected to the same HBA Disks are all connected for multipath or none are Disk A and B ESH/AT-FCX modules are not connected within the same disk shelf stack
Disks checked to ensure that they are not cabled for dual-path configurations Disks in system are not SCSI disks Disk A and B ESH/AT-FCX modules are not connected within the same disk shelf stack
Disks are not dual-path connected to adapters that are in different disk pools Disks in system are not SCSI disks
Disks are connected in a multipath configuration to two different switches Each controller is be connected to two different switches and there are four switches in the configuration; two per controller Each controller is connected to the correct half of its switch Disks are supported for MetroCluster
Fibre Channel controller is capable of supporting either a fabric or dual-path configuration. Systems prior to the FAS3000 series might not support fabric or dual-attached configurations LUNS on V-Series systems are connected to different switches and there are only two paths set up
Configuration Checker