Fabric-Attached iSCSI Connections
This section describes how to connect a host to a two-controller storage system and a four-controller storage system through iSCSI multi-path connections using switches.
Two-Controller Storage System
Figure 3-7 shows how to connect a host to a 2 U two-controller storage system through iSCSI multi-path connections using switches.
- In this connection diagram, two controllers of the storage system and two NIC ports of the host are connected to switches through Ethernet cables, ensuring the connectivity between the host ports and the storage.
- If you use LLDesigner to plan connectivity, you can obtain IP address data from the IP Address Planning worksheet in the exported LLD file.
Four-Controller Storage System
Figure 3-8 shows how to connect a host to a 4 U four-controller storage system through iSCSI multi-path connections using switches.
- In this connection diagram, four controllers of the storage system and two NIC ports of the host are connected to switches through Ethernet cables, ensuring the connectivity between the host ports and the storage.
- If you use LLDesigner to plan connectivity, you can obtain IP address data from the IP Address Planning worksheet in the exported LLD file.