Network cable connections worksheet - SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1

During the planning process, complete the cable-connection tables with the locations of the cable connections for each control enclosure in the system.

Ethernet connections

Ports 1-3 are standard. If you have 10 Gbps or 25 Gbps Optical Ethernet adapters that you want to connect to an Ethernet switch for iSCSI communications, 11 Ethernet ports might be available. The following table shows one of the possible node configurations.

Figure 1. Ethernet ports on the rear of the enclosure
Ethernet port numbers for the enclosure
  •  1  -  3  10 Gbps Ethernet ports 1-3
  •  4  -  7  10 Gbps optical Ethernet ports 4-7

Record the node canister onboard Ethernet port connections in the following table.

Table 1. Node canister onboard Ethernet port connections
Component Ethernet port 1 Ethernet port 2 Ethernet port 3 Ethernet port 4 Ethernet port 5 Ethernet port 6 Ethernet port 7 Ethernet port 8 Ethernet port 9 Ethernet port 10 Ethernet port 11 Technician port
Switch                       None
Port                       None
Speed (10 Gbps or 1 Gbps)                       1 Gbps

The following table provides a list of Ethernet cable standards.

Table 2. Ethernet cable standards
Ethernet port type Cable type Minimum standard Connector
1 Gbps Ethernet technician port TP Cat 5e RJ45
10 Gbps onboard Ethernet ports TP Cat 6 (up to 55 m); Cat 6a or Cat 7 (up to 100 m) at 10 Gbpsl; Cat 5e at 1 Gbps RJ45

Fibre Channel connections

If the Fibre Channel feature is installed, you can connect Fibre Channel cables to the Fibre Channel ports as required by your configuration. The following figure shows an example of an enclosure with four Fibre Channel adapters installed.

Figure 2. Fibre Channel ports
Physical Fibre Channel port numbers for the enclosure
  •  1  -  16  Fibre Channel ports 1-16
Record the Fibre Channel port connections in the following table.
Table 3. Fibre Channel port connections
Component Adapter slot 3 Adapter slot 4 Adapter slot 6 Adapter slot 7
  Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 Port 8 Port 9 Port 10 Port 11 Port 12 Port 13 Port 14 Port 15 Port 16
Switch or host                                
Speed