Direct-Attached FC Connections
Huawei provides dual-controller and multi-controller storage systems, which directly connect to Solaris hosts through FC multi-path connections in different ways.
Two-Controller Storage
The following uses Huawei OceanStor 5500 V3 as an example to explain how to directly connect a Solaris host to a two-controller storage system through FC multi-path connections, as shown in Figure 3-1.
In this connection diagram, each of the two controllers is connected to a host HBA port with an optical fiber. The cable connections are detailed in Table 3-2.
Multi-Controller Storage
The following uses Huawei OceanStor 18800 V3 (four-controller) as an example to explain how to directly connect a Solaris host to a multi-controller storage system through FC multi-path connections, as shown in Figure 3-2.
In this connection diagram, each of the four controllers is connected to a host HBA port with an optical fiber. The cable connections are detailed in Table 3-3.
Cable No. |
Description |
|---|---|
1 |
Connects Port P0 on the Solaris host to Controller A on the storage system. |
2 |
Connects Port P1 on the Solaris host to Controller B on the storage system. |
3 |
Connects Port P2 on the Solaris host to Controller C on the storage system. |
4 |
Connects Port P3 on the Solaris host to Controller D on the storage system. |